River Avon, Bristol
The River Avon runs through Bristol. The river is the 19th longest river in the United Kingdom.[1] It is 75 miles (121km) long. The source of the river is in the Severn Estuary. The river rises in the county of Gloucestershire. It then flows through Wiltshire, for example in the city of Salisbury.
River Avon, Bristol Media
- Bradford on Avon town bridge (2).JPG
The Town Bridge at Bradford on Avon
- Claverton Pumping Station with millpond.jpg
- Swinefordweir.JPG
Weir at Swineford Lock
- Kelstonbrassmill.JPG
Kelston Brass Mill overlooking Saltford Lock
- Bristol bridge.jpg
Bristol Bridge from Castle Park
- River Avon at Welsh Back Bristol (June 2010).jpg
The River Avon in Bristol, looking towards Bristol Bridge with Welsh Back on the left. Boats of the Bristol Ferry Company are moored in the foreground, and the spires of St Nicholas, All Saints' and St Mary le Port churches can be seen in the distance.
- Newton Bridge, Bath c1806.jpg
New Bridge, Bath close to the Newton St Loe SSSI, painted in 1806
- Avon and Severn from Clifton Down 1842.jpg
View down the Avon to the Severn from Clifton Down, 1842
S.S. Dunbrody stranded in the 1890s owing to the high tidal range
References
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