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The river forms a wide, shallow ria at its estuary, Poole Harbour. Prior to the end of the last ice age , the Purbeck Hills were continuous with the Isle of Wight , and the Frome would have continued eastwards through what is now Poole Harbour and Poole Bay along the Solent , collecting the Stour – Avon , Beaulieu , and Test – Itchen ...
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Poole Harbour is a large natural harbour in Dorset, southern England, with the town of Poole on its shores. The harbour is a drowned valley ( ria ) formed at the end of the last ice age and is the estuary of several rivers, the largest being the Frome .
At 30 miles in length, the River Frome is only half the length of the Stour, however unlike the Stour, the Frome lies wholly within the county boundary, rising in the village of Evershot on the Dorset Downs, and entering the English Channel through Poole Harbour. Its catchment area is 181 square miles, or one sixth of the county.
When completed the trail will link up with the Purbeck Way part of which runs beside the River Frome near Wareham [14] and the Poole Harbour Trails. [15] Signpost for the Frome Valley Trail in Higher Frome Vauchurch. The cycle route is joined by National Cycle Network Route 26 through Maiden Newton. [16] [17]
Here, the Piddle turns to follow an east-south-easterly direction 12 miles (19 km) to Wareham, where it enters Poole Harbour via Wareham Channel. This section of the river runs more or less parallel with its bigger neighbour, the River Frome, together forming a broad, open valley divided by a low ridge of heathland.
At its estuary the river has formed the wide shallow ria of Poole Harbour. Wareham is built on a low dry island between the marshy river plains. River Frome. The town is situated on the A351 Lytchett Minster-Swanage road, linking Wareham with the A35 and A31 roads and the M27 motorway.
Category:Poole Harbour catchment is a sub-category of Category:Drainage basins and part of WP:WikiProject Rivers. Content This category is intended for all waterbodies (i.e. rivers, lakes, canals, marshes, etc.) that form part of the drainage basin of the main river.