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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... River Avon, Bristol (2 C, 13 P) S. River Severn (7 C, 40 P) Pages in category "Rivers of ...
A catchment board for the Avon was created by the Land Drainage Act 1930 and became the Bristol Avon River Board under the River Boards Act 1948; the board was in turn replaced by the Bristol Avon River Authority under the Water Resources Act 1963. Twenty-five minor watercourses were added to the Authority's jurisdiction in 1973. [71]
This is a route-map template for the River Avon (Bristol), a UK waterway.. For a key to symbols, see {{waterways legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The river is known locally in east Bristol as the Danny. As with many urban rivers, the Frome has suffered from pollution, but several stretches run through parks and reserves that sustain a range of wildlife. The river's power was harnessed by many watermills, and the river mouth area was developed as shipyards by the
Bristol area with county boundaries, rivers, towns, roads and railways. Cropped version -- this is the one I usually use for places of interest, etc. County boundary.
This is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Welsh border, and again from the Wye on the Welsh border anti-clockwise to the Tweed on the Scottish border.
Map of the Bristol Channel and the Severn Estuary (shown here as "Mouth of the Severn") The Severn estuary at Beachley, Gloucestershire, showing the strong tidal currents. The Severn Estuary ( Welsh : Aber Hafren ) is the estuary of the River Severn , flowing into the Bristol Channel between South West England (from North Somerset, Bristol and ...
A 1946 map of Bristol. From a population of about 330,000 in 1901, Bristol grew steadily during the 20th century, peaking at 428,089 in 1971. [78] Its Avonmouth docklands were enlarged during the early 1900s by the Royal Edward Dock. [79] Another new dock, the Royal Portbury Dock, opened across the river from Avonmouth during the 1970s. [80]