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Category: Rivers

A Tour of the Stours

25th November 2020 Sandra

Our final name in this series on confusing rivers is Stour and they are all in England. Britain’s longest River…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Location, Rivers Filed under: AONB, river, Stour

The Derwents

23rd November 2020 Sandra

Continuing our series on confusing river names, we come to the River Derwent, of which there are four. River Derwent…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Location, Rivers Filed under: derwent, river

Don, Don, Don, Don

16th November 2020 Sandra

Last week we found a River Dee at 5 locations in the British Isles.  One of them empties into the…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Location, Rivers Filed under: don, river

Dee, Dee, Dee, Dee, Dee

9th November 2020 Sandra

No, I’m not trying to sing to you!  That’s the number of Rivers Dee in the British Isles.  And this…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Location, Rivers Filed under: dee, river

River Water!

2nd November 2020 Sandra

Last week we located the rivers Avon – all 9 of them.  Given that Avon means river, it isn’t surprising…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Location, Rivers Filed under: ouse, river

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