River Avon
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Length | 120 km |
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Discharge | 21. 98 m³/s |
Source | Acton Turville |
Mouth | Severn Estuary |
Cities | Bristol |
Bath | |
Bridges | The Clifton Suspension Bridge |
Pulteney Bridge | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2467220 |
About River Avon
The River Avon is an English river in the south west of the country. To distinguish it from a number of other rivers of the same name, this river is often also known as the Bristol Avon. The name ‘Avon' is a cognate of the Welsh word afon, ‘river'.
RSPCA: Most 'weird and wonderful' animal rescues of 2022
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... " The River Avon runs from the coast all the way along through Keynsham where the pub is situated at the water s edge, so it s likely he found his way there swimming upstream from the coast, " said RSPCA wildlife supervisor Paul Oaten...
The allotment firms helping to trim long waiting lists
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... That location, beside the River Avon, is already said to be 97% sold out, and the firm has plans to open five more sites across the South West of England...
Headlines: Prince Andrew and US in the war about Epstein's request
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... The Times reported that Home Secretary Priti Patel has said, the chief constable of Avon and Somerset Police, he needs the law, after protesters with a Black Lives matter demonstration in Bristol, moved a statue of the slave trader Edward Colston and threw it into the River Avon...
Building growth points to a comeback of the Council house
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... A short walk from the River Avon in Bristol, looking out on a Playground, it is a collection of new-built houses...
Week in pictures: 11-17. January 2020
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... Vehicles negotiate flooded the B4069 road Christian Malford in Wiltshire, England, on the River Avon and its banks burst...
UK to bask in sunshine on Bank Holiday Monday
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... Tourists enjoy the sunshine on boats on the River Avon in Stratford-upon-Avon Paddle boarders take to the sea at Blyth, Northumberland Miriam Lansdell told the PA news agency: My daughter started coughing...
Snow may disrupt travel across the UK, Met Office says
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... A morning jog by the River Avon in Bristol Luke, a five-year-old Labrador, plays in the snow A dusting of snow near Biggin Hill Airport, to the south of London Snow and ice caused travel delays and closed hundreds of schools in much of the UK on Wednesday...