Washford River
Appearance
Washford River | |
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![]() The Washford River | |
Location | |
Country | England |
County | Somerset |
City | Washford |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Luxborough, Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°07′39″N 3°28′50″W / 51.12750°N 3.48056°W |
• elevation | 600 ft (180 m) |
Mouth | Bristol Channel |
• location | Watchet, Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°11′00″N 3°20′09″W / 51.18333°N 3.33583°W |
The Washford River is a river in the English county of Somerset. It rises at 600 feet (183 m) above mean sea level near Luxborough, in the Brendon Hills, and flows through the county to the Bristol Channel at Watchet.
The river valley passes through the Cleeve Hill Site of Special Scientific Interest,[1] and close to Cleeve Abbey.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cleeve Hill" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
- ^ Historic England. "Cleeve Abbey (1014824)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 May 2013.