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River Severn

Index River Severn

The River Severn (Afon Hafren, Sabrina) is a river in the United Kingdom. [1]

229 relations: A Shropshire Lad, A. E. Housman, Alney Island, Apperley, Arlingham, Atcham, Attingham Park, Aust, Aust Ferry, Avon Gorge, Avon Ring, Bay of Fundy, Berkeley Nuclear Power Station, Bewdley, Black Country, Bridgnorth, Bridgwater Bay, Bristol, Bristol Channel, Brittonic languages, Builth Wells, Buttington, Caldicot railway station, Cambrian Mountains, Canal & River Trust, Canoeing, Cardiff, Celtic mythology, Celtic Sea, Ceredigion, Chepstow, Chepstow railway station, Clent Hills, Coalport, Comus (Milton), Confluence, Cornish language, County town, Cradley Heath, Denny Island, Dick Brook, Dowles Brook, Drainage basin, Droitwich Canal, Edith Pargeter, Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, Edward Elgar, England, England and Wales, Environment Agency, ..., Estuary, F&W Media International, Flat Holm, Forest of Dean, Framilode, Freshet, Gerald Finzi, Gloucester, Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, Gloucester Harbour Trustees, Gloucester railway station, Gloucester–Newport line, Gloucestershire, Great Western main line, Great Western Railway, Hafren, Halesowen, Hampton Loade Ferry, Hawford, Henry IV, Part 1, Henry Percy (Hotspur), Herbert Howells, Hereford, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal, Hippocampus (mythology), Holt Fleet, Industrial Revolution, Ironbridge, Ironbridge Gorge, Ironworks, Ivor Gurney, J. M. Dent, John Gwynn (architect), John Hawkshaw, John Milton, Keith Wilkinson (reporter), Kidderminster, Kinver, Lake Vyrnwy, Lavernock, Leading lights, List of crossings of the River Severn, List of disasters on the Severn, List of rivers of the United Kingdom, Llanidloes, Llanthony Secunda, Lydney, Lydney Canal, Lydney railway station, M4 motorway, M48 motorway, M50 motorway (Great Britain), Maisemore, Market Drayton, Melverley, Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue, Mid Wales, Monmouth, Montford, Shropshire, Much Wenlock, MV Balmoral, Mythe Bridge, National nature reserves in England, Navigation authority, New Passage, Newport railway station, Newport, Wales, Newtown, Powys, Nodens, Nymph, Oldbury Nuclear Power Station, Over Bridge, Owain Glyndŵr, Paddle steamer, Pilning railway station, Plynlimon, Pool Quay, Powys, Prestwood (Kinver), Purton, Berkeley, Rad Brook, Rea Brook, Rhayader, River Arrow, Worcestershire, River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, Warwickshire, River Clywedog, River Corve, River Leadon, River Lugg, River Meese, River Onny, River Rea, Shropshire, River Roden, Shropshire, River Salwarpe, River Stour, Worcestershire, River Teme, River Tern, River Usk, River Vyrnwy, River Worfe, River Wye, Romsley, Worcestershire, Ross-on-Wye, Rugby, Warwickshire, Sand Point and Middle Hope, Seahorse, Second Severn Crossing, Seven Natural Wonders, Severn Area Rescue Association, Severn Beach, Severn bore, Severn Bridge, Severn crossing, Severn Estuary, Severn Railway Bridge, Severn Tunnel, Severn Tunnel Junction railway station, Severn Valley, Severn Way, Severnside, Sharpness, Shit Brook, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Abbey, Shrewsbury Castle, Shropshire, Shropshire Star, South Gloucestershire, South Herefordshire and Over Severn, South Wales Main Line, South Wales Railway, South West England, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, Steam locomotive, Steep Holm, Stiperstones, Stourbridge, Stourport Ring, Stourport-on-Severn, Stratford-upon-Avon, Stroudwater Navigation, Sudbrook, Monmouthshire, Tank locomotive, Tewkesbury, The Cadfael Chronicles, The Iron Bridge, The Quarry (park), The Severn Suite, Thomas Telford, Tidal bore, Tidal range, Tudor period, UNESCO, Ungava Bay, Upton-upon-Severn, Wader, Wales, Warwick, Welsh Bridge, Welsh language, Welshpool, West Country, West Midlands (county), West Midlands (region), Weston-super-Mare, Wilden, Worcestershire, William Shakespeare, Wolverley, Worcester, Worcester and Birmingham Canal, Worcester Cathedral, Worcester River Cruises, Worcestershire, World Heritage site, WWT Slimbridge, Wyre Forest, 2007 United Kingdom floods. Expand index (179 more) »

A Shropshire Lad

A Shropshire Lad is a collection of sixty-three poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman, published in 1896.

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A. E. Housman

Alfred Edward Housman (26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936), usually known as A. E. Housman, was an English classical scholar and poet, best known to the general public for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad.

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Alney Island

Alney Island is an island in the River Severn near Gloucester.

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Apperley

Apperley is a village in Gloucestershire, England, about southwest of Tewkesbury, south of Deerhurst and east of the River Severn.

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Arlingham

Arlingham is a village and civil parish in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire, England.

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Atcham

Atcham is a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in Shropshire, England.

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Attingham Park

Attingham Park is an English country house and estate in Shropshire.

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Aust

Aust is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England, about north of Bristol and about south west of Gloucester.

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Aust Ferry

Aust Ferry or Beachley Ferry was a ferry service that operated across the River Severn between Aust and Beachley both in Gloucestershire, England.

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Avon Gorge

The Avon Gorge is a 1.5-mile (2.5-kilometre) long gorge on the River Avon in Bristol, England.

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Avon Ring

The Avon Ring is a canal ring which is located to the south west of Birmingham in England, and connects the major towns of Stratford-upon-Avon, Evesham, Tewkesbury, Worcester and the southern outskirts of Birmingham.

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Bay of Fundy

The Bay of Fundy (or Fundy Bay; Baie de Fundy) is a bay between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the US state of Maine.

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Berkeley Nuclear Power Station

Berkeley nuclear power station is a disused Magnox power station situated on the bank of the River Severn in Gloucestershire, England.

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Bewdley

Bewdley (pronunciation) is a small riverside town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire on the Shropshire border in England, along the Severn Valley a few miles to the west of Kidderminster and 22 miles south west of Birmingham.

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Black Country

The Black Country is a region of the West Midlands in England, west of Birmingham, and commonly refers to all or part of the four Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

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Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England.

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Bridgwater Bay

Bridgwater Bay is on the Bristol Channel, north of Bridgwater in Somerset, England at the mouth of the River Parrett and the end of the River Parrett Trail.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city and county in South West England with a population of 456,000.

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Bristol Channel

The Bristol Channel (Môr Hafren) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in South West England.

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Brittonic languages

The Brittonic, Brythonic or British Celtic languages (ieithoedd Brythonaidd/Prydeinig; yethow brythonek/predennek; yezhoù predenek) form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family; the other is Goidelic.

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Builth Wells

Builth Wells (Llanfair ym Muallt) is a town and electoral ward in the county of Powys, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, mid Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Wye and the River Irfon, in the Welsh (or Upper) section of the Wye Valley.

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Buttington

Buttington (Tal-y-bont) is a village in Powys, Wales, less than 3 km from Welshpool and about 300 m from the River Severn.

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Caldicot railway station

Caldicot railway station is a part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail and is operated by Arriva Trains Wales.

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Cambrian Mountains

The Cambrian Mountains (Mynyddoedd Cambria, in a narrower sense: Elenydd) are a series of mountain ranges in Wales.

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Canal & River Trust

Canal & River Trust was launched on 12 July 2012, taking over the guardianship of British Waterways (the previous government-owned operator) canals, rivers reservoirs and docks in England and Wales.

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Canoeing

Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle.

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Cardiff

Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital of, and largest city in, Wales, and the eleventh-largest city in the United Kingdom.

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Celtic mythology

Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, the religion of the Iron Age Celts.

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Celtic Sea

The Celtic Sea (An Mhuir Cheilteach; Y Môr Celtaidd; An Mor Keltek; Ar Mor Keltiek; La mer Celtique) is the area of the Atlantic Ocean off the south coast of Ireland bounded to the east by Saint George's Channel; other limits include the Bristol Channel, the English Channel, and the Bay of Biscay, as well as adjacent portions of Wales, Cornwall, Devon, and Brittany.

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Ceredigion

Ceredigion is a county in the Mid Wales area of Wales and previously was a minor kingdom.

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Chepstow

Chepstow (Cas-gwent) is a town in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England.

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Chepstow railway station

Chepstow railway station is a part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail and is operated by Arriva Trains Wales.

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Clent Hills

The Clent Hills lie south-west of Birmingham city centre in Clent, Worcestershire, England.

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Coalport

Coalport is a village in Shropshire, England.

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Comus (Milton)

Comus (A Masque Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634) is a masque in honour of chastity, written by John Milton.

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Confluence

In geography, a confluence (also: conflux) occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join together to form a single channel.

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Cornish language

Cornish (Kernowek) is a revived language that became extinct as a first language in the late 18th century.

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County town

A county town in Great Britain or Ireland is usually, but not always, the location of administrative or judicial functions within the county.

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Cradley Heath

Cradley Heath is a small town and ward in the Rowley Regis area of the borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England.

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Denny Island

Denny Island is a small rocky island of, with scrub vegetation, in the Severn Estuary.

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Dick Brook

Dick Brook is small tributary stream of the River Severn that flows through Worcestershire, England.

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Dowles Brook

Dowles Brook flows through the heart of the Wyre Forest, into the former parish of Dowles and into the River Severn.

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Drainage basin

A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water.

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Droitwich Canal

The Droitwich Canal is a synthesis of two canals in Worcestershire, England; the Droitwich Barge Canal and the Droitwich Junction Canal.

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Edith Pargeter

Edith Mary Pargeter, OBE, BEM (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her nom de plume Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern.

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Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March

Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March and 7th Earl of Ulster (6 November 1391 – 18 January 1425) was an English nobleman.

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Edward Elgar

Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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England and Wales

England and Wales is a legal jurisdiction covering England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom.

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Environment Agency

The Environment Agency (EA) is a non-departmental public body, established in 1995 and sponsored by the United Kingdom government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), with responsibilities relating to the protection and enhancement of the environment in England (and until 2013 also Wales).

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Estuary

An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.

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F&W Media International

F&W Media International Limited, formerly known as David & Charles Publishers (also styled as David and Charles), is a publisher of illustrated non-fiction books, eBooks, digital products, craft patterns and online education courses.

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Flat Holm

Flat Holm (Ynys Echni) is a limestone island lying in the Bristol Channel approximately from Lavernock Point in the Vale of Glamorgan.

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Forest of Dean

The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England.

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Framilode

Framilode is a village on the banks of the River Severn in Gloucestershire, England.

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Freshet

The term freshet is most commonly used to describe a spring thaw resulting from snow and ice melt in rivers located in the northern latitudes of North America.

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Gerald Finzi

Gerald Raphael Finzi (14 July 1901 – 27 September 1956) was a British composer.

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Gloucester

Gloucester is a city and district in Gloucestershire, England, of which it is the county town.

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Gloucester and Sharpness Canal

The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal or Gloucester and Berkeley Canal is a canal in the west of England, between Gloucester and Sharpness; for much of its length it runs close to the tidal River Severn, but cuts off a significant loop in the river, at a once-dangerous bend near Arlingham.

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Gloucester Harbour Trustees

The Gloucester Harbour Trustees are the Competent Harbour Authority (CHA) for the tidal part of the River Severn from the Gloucester weirs (Llanthony & Maisemore) down to seaward of the Second Severn Crossing, on the Welsh side of the Severn Estuary (north of Denny Island) from the Second Severn Crossing as far as Goldcliff, and on the River Wye up to its tidal limit (Bigsweir).

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Gloucester railway station

Gloucester railway station (formerly known as Gloucester Central station) is a railway station serving the city of Gloucester in England.

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Gloucester–Newport line

The Gloucester–Newport line is a railway line that runs along the west bank of the River Severn in the United Kingdom between Gloucester and Newport.

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Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire (formerly abbreviated as Gloucs. in print but now often as Glos.) is a county in South West England.

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Great Western main line

The Great Western main line is a main line railway in England, that runs westwards from London Paddington to.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England, the Midlands, and most of Wales.

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Hafren

Hafren was a legendary British princess who was drowned in the River Severn (Hafren; Habren) by her repudiated stepmother Gwendolen.

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Halesowen

Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England.

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Hampton Loade Ferry

Hampton Loade Ferry is a pedestrian cable ferry linking the villages of Hampton Loade and Hampton across the River Severn in the English county of Shropshire and providing a link to Hampton Loade village from Hampton Loade station on the heritage Severn Valley Railway, in Hampton village.

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Hawford

Hawford is a hamlet in Worcestershire, England.

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Henry IV, Part 1

Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written no later than 1597.

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Henry Percy (Hotspur)

Sir Henry Percy KG (20 May 1364 – 21 July 1403), commonly known as Sir Harry Hotspur, or simply Hotspur, was a late-medieval English nobleman.

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Herbert Howells

Herbert Norman Howells (17 October 1892 – 23 February 1983, 90 years of age at time of death) was an English composer, organist, and teacher, most famous for his large output of Anglican church music.

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Hereford

Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England.

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Herefordshire

Herefordshire is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council.

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Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal

The Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal (sometimes known as the Hereford and Gloucester Canal) is a canal in the west of England, which ran from Hereford to Gloucester, where it linked to the River Severn.

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Hippocampus (mythology)

The hippocampus or hippocamp, also hippokampoi (plural: hippocampi or hippocamps; ἱππόκαμπος, from ἵππος, "horse" and κάμπος, "sea monster" at reference.com; compare the nameless monster Campe.), often called a sea-horse in English, is a mythological creature shared by PhoenicianIsrael Antiquities Authority, (retrieved Jan 10 2013), Etruscan, and Greek mythology, though its name has a Greek origin.

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Holt Fleet

Holt Fleet is a village in the Wychavon district of the county of Worcestershire, England.

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Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.

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Ironbridge

Ironbridge is a town on the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge, in Shropshire, England.

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Ironbridge Gorge

The Ironbridge Gorge is a deep gorge, containing the River Severn in Shropshire, England.

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Ironworks

An ironworks or iron works is a building or site where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and steel products are made.

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Ivor Gurney

Ivor Bertie Gurney (28 August 1890 – 26 December 1937) was an English poet and composer, particularly of songs.

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J. M. Dent

Joseph Malaby Dent (30 August 1849 – 9 May 1926) was a British book publisher who produced the Everyman's Library series.

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John Gwynn (architect)

John Gwynn (1713 – 28 February 1786) was an English architect and civil engineer, who became one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768.

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John Hawkshaw

Sir John Hawkshaw FRS FRSE MICE (9 April 1811 – 2 June 1891), was an English civil engineer.

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John Milton

John Milton (9 December 16088 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell.

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Keith Wilkinson (reporter)

Keith Wilkinson is a British television reporter and news correspondent.

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Kidderminster

Kidderminster is a large town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England.

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Kinver

Kinver is a large village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England.

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Lake Vyrnwy

Lake Vyrnwy (Llyn Efyrnwy, or Llyn Llanwddyn) is a reservoir in Powys, Wales, built in the 1880s to supply Liverpool with fresh water.

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Lavernock

Lavernock (Larnog) is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, lying on the coast south of Cardiff between Penarth and Sully, and overlooking the Bristol Channel.

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Leading lights

Leading lights (also known as range lights in the United States) are a pair of light beacons, used in navigation to indicate a safe passage for vessels entering a shallow or dangerous channel; and may also be used for position fixing.

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List of crossings of the River Severn

This is a list of crossings of the River Severn in Great Britain (including bridges, tunnels, ferries and fords), in order from source to mouth.

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List of disasters on the Severn

The following is a list of notable accidents on the River Severn and Severn Estuary, which runs through England and Wales.

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List of rivers of the United Kingdom

For details of rivers of the United Kingdom, see.

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Llanidloes

Llanidloes is a town on the A470 and B4518 roads in Powys, within the historic county boundaries of Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn), Wales.

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Llanthony Secunda

Llanthony Secunda Priory is a ruined former Augustinian priory in Hempsted, Gloucester, England.

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Lydney

Lydney is a small town and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire.

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Lydney Canal

This one-mile canal in Gloucestershire runs inland from the River Severn to Lydney.

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Lydney railway station

Lydney railway station is a railway station serving the town of Lydney in Gloucestershire, England.

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M4 motorway

The M4 is a motorway which runs between London and South Wales in the United Kingdom.

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M48 motorway

The M48 is a long motorway in Great Britain, which connects Gloucestershire, England, and Monmouthshire, Wales, via the original Severn Bridge.

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M50 motorway (Great Britain)

The M50 is a 22-mile/35-km-long dual two-lane motorway in Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, and Herefordshire, England.

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Maisemore

Maisemore is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England.

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Market Drayton

Market Drayton is a market town and electoral ward in north Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh and Staffordshire border.

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Melverley

Melverley is a village in Shropshire, England, situated on the River Severn and the River Vyrnwy, near the Powys hills and the border with Wales.

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Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue

Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue (MISAR), also known as Mercia Rescue, is a water rescue team operating from the marina in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England.

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Mid Wales

Mid Wales (Canolbarth Cymru or simply Y Canolbarth "The Midlands") is the name given to the central region of Wales.

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Monmouth

Monmouth (Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is the historic county town of Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Montford, Shropshire

Montford is a small village and parish in Shropshire, England.

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Much Wenlock

Much Wenlock is a small town and parish in Shropshire, England, situated on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth.

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MV Balmoral

MV Balmoral is a vintage excursion ship owned by the MV Balmoral Fund Ltd., a preservation charity.

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Mythe Bridge

Mythe Bridge carries the A438 road across the River Severn at Tewkesbury.

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National nature reserves in England

National nature reserves in England are designated by Natural England as key places for wildlife and natural features in England.

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Navigation authority

A navigation authority is a company or statutory body which is concerned with the management of a navigable canal or river.

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New Passage

New Passage is a small hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England, on the banks of the Severn estuary near the village of Pilning.

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Newport railway station

Newport railway station (Casnewydd) is the third-busiest railway station in Wales (after Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street), situated in Newport city centre.

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Newport, Wales

Newport (Casnewydd) is a cathedral and university city and unitary authority area in south east Wales.

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Newtown, Powys

Newtown (Y Drenewydd) is the largest town in the county of Powys, Wales.

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Nodens

Nodens (Nudens, Nodons) is a Celtic deity associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs.

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Nymph

A nymph (νύμφη, nýmphē) in Greek and Latin mythology is a minor female nature deity typically associated with a particular location or landform.

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Oldbury Nuclear Power Station

Oldbury nuclear power station is a closed nuclear power station located on the south bank of the River Severn close to the village of Oldbury-on-Severn in South Gloucestershire, England.

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Over Bridge

Over Bridge, also known as Telford's Bridge, is a single span stone arch bridge spanning the canalised West Channel of the River Severn near Gloucester.

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Owain Glyndŵr

Owain Glyndŵr (c. 1359 – c. 1415), or Owain Glyn Dŵr, was a Welsh ruler and the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru) but to many, viewed as an unofficial king.

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Paddle steamer

A paddle steamer is a steamship or riverboat powered by a steam engine that drives paddle wheels to propel the craft through the water.

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Pilning railway station

Pilning railway station is a minor railway station in Pilning, South Gloucestershire, England.

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Plynlimon

Plynlimon (anglicised from Pumlumon in Welsh, meaning "five peaks") is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales, and the highest point in Mid Wales.

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Pool Quay

Pool Quay (Cei'r Trallwng) is a small village in Powys, Mid Wales.

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Powys

Powys is a principal area, a county and one of the preserved counties of Wales.

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Prestwood (Kinver)

Prestwood is a hamlet now in the parish of Kinver, but in the Kingswinford until the creation of Brierley Hill Urban District in the 1930s.

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Purton, Berkeley

Purton is a village on the east bank of the River Severn, 3 miles north of Berkeley, in Gloucestershire, England.

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Rad Brook

The Rad Brook is a small river in Shropshire, England.

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Rea Brook

The name Rea Brook can refer to either of two brooks (a local term for a small river) in Shropshire, England.

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Rhayader

Rhayader (Rhaeadr Gwy) is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, central Wales.

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River Arrow, Worcestershire

The River Arrow is a tributary of the River Avon, which flows through Worcestershire and Warwickshire in the English Midlands.

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River Avon, Bristol

The River Avon is an English river in the south west of the country.

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River Avon, Warwickshire

The River Avon or Avon is a river in central England.

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River Clywedog

The River Clywedog is a river in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales.

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River Corve

The River Corve is a minor river in Shropshire, England.

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River Leadon

The River Leadon is a river in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, England, a tributary of the River Severn.

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River Lugg

The River Lugg (Afon Llugwy) rises near Llangynllo, Powys.

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River Meese

The River Meese is a river in Shropshire, England.

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River Onny

The River Onny is a river in Shropshire, England.

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River Rea, Shropshire

The River Rea is a small river that flows through south east Shropshire, England and passes just to the east of the small market town of Cleobury Mortimer, before entering the Teme at Newnham Bridge in Worcestershire.

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River Roden, Shropshire

The River Roden is a river in Shropshire, England, which rises near Wem Moss where the Llangollen Canal passes above its headwaters.

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River Salwarpe

The River Salwarpe is a long river in Worcestershire, England.

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River Stour, Worcestershire

The Stour is a river flowing through the counties of Worcestershire, the West Midlands and Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England.

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River Teme

The River Teme (pronounced; Afon Tefeidiad) rises in Mid Wales, south of Newtown, and flows through Knighton where it crosses the border into England down to Ludlow in Shropshire, then to the north of Tenbury Wells on the Shropshire/Worcestershire border there, on its way to join the River Severn south of Worcester.

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River Tern

The River Tern (also historically known as the Tearne) is a river in Shropshire, England.

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River Usk

The River Usk (Afon Wysg) rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain (y Mynydd Du), Wales, in the westernmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

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River Vyrnwy

The River Vyrnwy (Afon Efyrnwy) is a river which flows through northern Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England.

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River Worfe

The River Worfe is a river in Shropshire, England.

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River Wye

The River Wye (Afon Gwy) is the fifth-longest river in the UK, stretching some from its source on Plynlimon in mid Wales to the Severn estuary.

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Romsley, Worcestershire

Romsley is a village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove District of Worcestershire, England, on the east side of the Clent Hills about 4 miles south of Halesowen.

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Ross-on-Wye

Ross-on-Wye (Welsh: Rhosan ar Wy) is a small market town with a population of 10,700 (according to the 2011 census), in south eastern Herefordshire, England, located on the River Wye, and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean.

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Rugby, Warwickshire

Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, close to the River Avon.

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Sand Point and Middle Hope

Sand Point in Somerset, England, is the peninsula stretching out from Middle Hope, an biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.

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Seahorse

Seahorse (also written sea-horse and sea horse) is the name given to 54 species of small marine fishes in the genus Hippocampus.

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Second Severn Crossing

The Second Severn Crossing (Ail Groesfan Hafren) is the M4 motorway bridge over the River Severn between England and Wales, inaugurated on 5 June 1996 by HRH The Prince of Wales to supplement the traffic capacity of the Severn Bridge built in 1966.

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Seven Natural Wonders

Seven Natural Wonders was a television series that was broadcast on BBC Two from 3 May to 20 June 2005.

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Severn Area Rescue Association

Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) or Severn Rescue is an independent, marine and land based, search and rescue organisation covering the Severn Estuary and upper reaches of the River Severn.

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Severn Beach

Severn Beach is a village on the mouth of the River Severn in South Gloucestershire, England.

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Severn bore

The Severn bore is a tidal bore seen on the tidal reaches of the River Severn in south western England.

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Severn Bridge

The Severn Bridge (Pont Hafren), sometimes also called the Severn–Wye Bridge, is a motorway suspension bridge operated by Highways England that spans the River Severn and River Wye between Aust, South Gloucestershire in England, and Chepstow, Monmouthshire in South East Wales, via Beachley, Gloucestershire, which is a peninsula between the two rivers.

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Severn crossing

Severn crossing is a term used to refer to the two motorway crossings over the River Severn estuary between England and Wales operated by Highways England.

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Severn Estuary

The Severn Estuary (Môr Hafren) is the estuary of the River Severn, the longest river in Great Britain.

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Severn Railway Bridge

The Severn Railway Bridge (historically called the Severn Bridge) was a bridge carrying the railway across the River Severn between Sharpness and Lydney, Gloucestershire.

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Severn Tunnel

The Severn Tunnel (Twnnel Hafren) is a railway tunnel in the United Kingdom, linking South Gloucestershire in the west of England to Monmouthshire in south Wales under the estuary of the River Severn.

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Severn Tunnel Junction railway station

Severn Tunnel Junction railway station (Cyffordd Twnnel Hafren) is a minor railway station on the western side of the Severn Tunnel serving the area of Rogiet, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Severn Valley

The Severn Valley is a rural area of mid-western England, through which the River Severn runs and the Severn Valley Railway steam heritage line operates, starting at its northernmost point in Bridgnorth, Shropshire and running south for 16 miles (26 km) to Ribbesford, a few miles south of Bewdley, Worcestershire in the Wyre Forest.

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Severn Way

The Severn Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in the United Kingdom, which follows the course of the River Severn through Mid Wales and western England.

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Severnside

The geographical term Severnside refers to an area adjoining or straddling the River Severn or its estuary in Great Britain.

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Sharpness

Sharpness is an English port in Gloucestershire, one of the most inland in Britain, and eighth largest in the South West.

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Shit Brook

Shit Brook (also called Shyte Brook) is a culverted small stream in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England.

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Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, England.

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Shrewsbury Abbey

The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Shrewsbury (commonly known as Shrewsbury Abbey) is an ancient foundation in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England.

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Shrewsbury Castle

Shrewsbury Castle is a red sandstone castle in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

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Shropshire

Shropshire (alternatively Salop; abbreviated, in print only, Shrops; demonym Salopian) is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Wales to the west, Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, and Worcestershire and Herefordshire to the south.

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Shropshire Star

The Shropshire Star is the fifth biggest-selling regional evening newspaper in Britain.

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South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in South West England.

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South Herefordshire and Over Severn

South Herefordshire and Over Severn is a National Character Area that extends from the south, where it is bounded by the Forest of Dean, northwards to Ewyas Harold in southern Herefordshire and to the southern tip of the Malvern Hills.

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South Wales Main Line

The South Wales Main Line (Prif Linell De Cymru), originally known as the London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway or simply as the Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in Great Britain.

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South Wales Railway

The South Wales Railway (Rheilffordd De Cymru) was an early main line which connected the Great Western Railway near Gloucester with South Wales.

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South West England

South West England is one of nine official regions of England.

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Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal

The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a navigable narrow canal in Staffordshire and Worcestershire in the English Midlands.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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Steep Holm

Steep Holm (Ynys Rhonech, Old English: Ronech and later Steopanreolice) is an English island lying in the Bristol Channel.

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Stiperstones

The Stiperstones is a distinctive hill in the county of Shropshire, England.

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Stourbridge

Stourbridge is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands county of England.

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Stourport Ring

The Stourport Ring is a connected series of canals forming a circuit, or canal ring, around Worcestershire, The Black Country and Birmingham in The Midlands, England.

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Stourport-on-Severn

Stourport-on-Severn, often shortened to Stourport, is a town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of North Worcestershire, England, a few miles to the south of Kidderminster and down stream on the River Severn from Bewdley.

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Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District, in the county of Warwickshire, England, on the River Avon, north west of London, south east of Birmingham, and south west of Warwick.

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Stroudwater Navigation

The Stroudwater Navigation is a canal which linked Stroud to the Severn Estuary in England and Wales.

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Sudbrook, Monmouthshire

Sudbrook is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

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Tank locomotive

A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive that carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of a more traditional tender.

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Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England.

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The Cadfael Chronicles

The Cadfael Chronicles is a series of historical murder mysteries written by the linguist-scholar Edith Pargeter under the name "Ellis Peters".

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The Iron Bridge

The Iron Bridge is a bridge that crosses the River Severn in Shropshire, England.

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The Quarry (park)

The Quarry is the main recreational park in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England.

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The Severn Suite

The Severn Suite, Opus 87, is a musical work written by Sir Edward Elgar.

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Thomas Telford

Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.

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Tidal bore

A tidal bore, often simply given as bore in context, is a tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or waves) of water that travels up a river or narrow bay against the direction of the river or bay's current.

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Tidal range

The tidal range is the vertical difference between the high tide and the succeeding low tide.

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Tudor period

The Tudor period is the period between 1485 and 1603 in England and Wales and includes the Elizabethan period during the reign of Elizabeth I until 1603.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.

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Ungava Bay

Ungava Bay (French: baie d'Ungava, Inuktitut (syllabics/Roman) ᐅᖓᕙ ᑲᖏᖅᓗᒃ/ungava kangiqluk) is a large bay in northeastern Canada separating Nunavik (far northern Quebec) from Baffin Island.

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Upton-upon-Severn

Upton-upon-Severn (or Upton-on-Severn, locally simply Upton) is a small town and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England.

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Wader

Waders are birds commonly found along shorelines and mudflats that wade in order to forage for food (such as insects or crustaceans) in the mud or sand.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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Warwick

Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, England.

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Welsh Bridge

The Welsh Bridge is a masonry arch viaduct in the town of Shrewsbury, England which crosses the River Severn.

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Welsh language

Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages.

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Welshpool

Welshpool (Y Trallwng) is a town in Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire, but currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys.

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West Country

The West Country is a loosely defined area of south western England.

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West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county and city region in western-central England with a 2014 estimated population of 2,808,356, making it the second most populous county in England.

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West Midlands (region)

The West Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of NUTS for statistical purposes.

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Weston-super-Mare

Weston-super-Mare is a seaside town in Somerset, England, on the Bristol Channel south west of Bristol between Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill.

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Wilden, Worcestershire

Wilden is a small village about 1 mile north east of Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised)—23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the English language, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

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Wolverley

Wolverley is a village; with nearby Cookley (1 mi northeast), it forms a civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England.

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Worcester

Worcester is a city in Worcestershire, England, southwest of Birmingham, west-northwest of London, north of Gloucester and northeast of Hereford.

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Worcester and Birmingham Canal

The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a canal linking Birmingham and Worcester in England.

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Worcester Cathedral

Worcester Cathedral, is an Anglican cathedral in Worcester, England, situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn.

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Worcester River Cruises

River cruises on the River Severn in Worcester, England are provided for by several boat operators.

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Worcestershire

Worcestershire (written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England.

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World Heritage site

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.

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WWT Slimbridge

WWT Slimbridge is a wetland wildlife reserve near Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, England.

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Wyre Forest

Wyre Forest is a large, semi-natural (partially unmanaged) woodland and forest measuring which straddles the borders of Worcestershire and Shropshire, England.

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2007 United Kingdom floods

A series of destructive floods occurred in parts of the United Kingdom during the summer of 2007.

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Afon Hafren, Seven Boar, Severn, Severn River (Great Britain), Severn Vale, Severn river (great britain), The Severn River.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Severn

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