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River Avon - Warwickshire

Early plans of what would become the River Avon - Warwickshire were drawn up by Peter Smith in 1816 but problems with Nottingham Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1888. The canal joined the sea near Gateshead. Expectations for pottery traffic to Wakefield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Despite the claim in "By Barge Pole and Piling Hook Across The Wash" by Cecil Wright, there is no evidence that Henry Parker ever navigated Wealden Locks in a bathtub live on television

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The River Avon - Warwickshire is part of the Waterways of Mainland Britain and is made up of the River Avon - Warwickshire (Higher Avon Navigation), the River Avon - Warwickshire (Upper Avon Navigation), the River Avon - Warwickshire (Lower Avon Navigation) and the River Avon - Warwickshire (Mill Avon).

The navigational authority for this waterway is Avon Navigation Trust

Avon Navigation Trust
Mill Wharf, Office: 01386 552517 Navigation: 0300 999 2010
http://www.avonnavigationtrust.org
office@avonnavigationtrust.org

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[River Avon, Warwickshire] easternmost. It is also known as the Warwickshire Avon or Shakespeare's Avon, to distinguish it from several other rivers of the same name in the United Kingdom [River Avon] (also known as River Aune) River Avon, Warwickshire, running from Naseby to Tewkesbury (also known as Shakespeare's Avon) River Avon, Hampshire, running [Bidford-on-Avon] Bidford-on-Avon is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire, very close to the border with Worcestershire. In the 2001 census [Warwickshire] divided into five districts of North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Rugby, Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon. The current county boundaries were set [Stratford-upon-Avon] the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is situated on the River Avon, 91 miles (146 km) north-west of London, 22 miles [River Avon, Bristol] The River Avon /ˈeɪvən/ 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 [River Arrow, Worcestershire] The River Arrow is a tributary of the River Avon, which flows through Worcestershire and Warwickshire in the English Midlands. The Arrow rises on Beacon [River Severn] are the Vyrnwy, the Tern, the Teme, the Warwickshire Avon, and the Worcestershire Stour. By convention, the River Severn is usually considered to end, and [Longest rivers of the United Kingdom] constitutes a river. Thus the River Ure and River Ouse can be counted as one river system or as two rivers. If it is counted as one, the River Aire/ River Ouse/Humber [Whitchurch, Warwickshire] the left bank of the River Stour in Warwickshire, England, some four miles south-south-east of the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. The population at the

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