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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: River Avon, Bristol
		The River Avon is a river in the south west of England.
		The Kennet is a river in the south east of England, and a tributary of the River Thames.
		The River Avon or Avon is a river in or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in the midlands of England.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/River-Avon%2C-Bristol (2342 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/River Avon, Bristol
		In its lower reaches from Bath to the River Severn at Avonmouth near Bristol the river is navigable and known as the Avon Navigation.
		Here, the two rivers almost meet but their path is blocked by a rocky outcrop of the Cotswolds, almost creating an island for the ancient hilltop town of Malmesbury to sit on.
		The river Avon had been navigable from Bristol to Bath during the early years of the 13th century but construction of mills on the river forced its closure.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/River_Avon%2C_Bristol (953 words)

	River Severn & River Avon
		The River Severn is Britain's longest river, rising in mid Wales and flowing for 220 miles to the Bristol Channel.
		The River Avon was divided at Evesham, the Upper Avon becoming disused in the last century and the Lower Avon rarely used and only open to Pershore.
		The Lower Avon was restored by a Trust in the 1960's but restoration of the Upper Avon was considerably more difficult and there was opposition from many landowners along the River.
	www.canaljunction.com /canal/severn_avon.htm (702 words)

	Fly Fishing River Avon And River Livet Scotland
		We have 1.5 miles of fishing on the River Avon (pronounced - aarn) and 3 miles on the River Livet.
		The Avon is a major tributary of the Spey, and is joined by the Livet before reaching the middle reaches of the Spey near Bridge of Avon.
		Salmon and sea trout fishing on the River Avon and three miles of the River Livet.
	www.waderson.com /513-Fly-Fishing-River-Avon-And-River-Livet-Scotland.html (670 words)

	River Avon, Warwickshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The source of the Avon is near the village of Naseby in Northamptonshire.
		Navigation on the River Avon is restricted to boats with a maximum length of 72 ft (21.94 m), beam of 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m), height of 10 ft (3.04 m) and draught of 4 ft (1.18 m).
		The navigation works on the Avon were originally authorised by an Order in Council and Letters Patent of Charles I in 1635, and by 1641 it was reported that the river was navigable to within 4 miles of Warwick.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Avon,_Warwickshire (764 words)

	Life in UK Rivers Homepage
		The River Avon is one of the UK’s most biodiverse, with over 180 species of aquatic plants, 37 species of fish and a wide range of aquatic invertebrates.
		In the lower reaches of the Avon, the river is known for its coarse fishery and the floodplain is of international importance for wintering wildfowl and waders.
		The river is highly valued throughout for its flora and fauna, and is the subject of a range of conservation, fishery and agricultural initiatives.
	www.english-nature.org.uk /lifeinukrivers/strategies/Avon/avon.html (397 words)

	Avon (river East) - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: )
		River, stream of water that flows along a channel from the highlands to the lowlands.
		Ganges (Hindi Ganga), major river of the Indian subcontinent, formed in the southern ranges of the Himalaya, in Uttaranchal state, India.
		Mississippi (river) (Algonquian Misi sipi, “big river”), river, central United States, one of the longest rivers of North America.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Avon_(river_East).html (151 words)

	About Avon CT
		Avon is a suburb of the City of Hartford, which is the State Capital and the insurance and financial center of Connecticut.
		The westernmost border with Canton is delineated by the west branch of the Farmington River.
		The lowlands are in the Central Farmington River Valley with the east branch of the Farmington River flowing north through it.
	www.avonct.us /aboutavon.htm (230 words)

	Town of Avon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Avon has been on the forefront of addressing affordable housing in the valley for years, building its first affordable housing rental and for-sale units in 1991.
		Avon was one of sixteen agencies in Colorado to receive funding through the Senate Bill 1 Strategic Transit program, which was funded by the Colorado Transportation Commission.
		Avon’s representative contacted UP personnel and verified they are ready to process the necessary documents for construction of the crossings.
	www.avon.org /news.cfm (3593 words)

	The River Avon
		The River Avon flows for approximately 60kms between Salisbury and Christchurch.
		Inaugurated in 1889, the Fordingbridge Regatta was held on the River Avon each August until 1928.
		The river Avon rises in Wiltshire (near Pewsey) and flows for 65 miles to the sea near Christchurch in Dorset.
	theriveravon.blogspot.com (1470 words)

	Avon (river East) - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: )
		River, any body of fresh water flowing from an upland source to a large lake or to the sea, fed by such sources as springs and tributary streams....
		Amazon (river) (Portuguese and Spanish Amazonas), river in northern South America, largely in Brazil, ranked as the largest in the world in terms...
		A floodplain is built of sediments deposited by the river that...
	encarta.msn.com /Avon_(river_East).html (157 words)

	RIVER AVON STUDY - Pultney Weir to Bathampton Weir
		That a formal request is made by this Committee to the Environment Agency’s Bristol Avon Local Flood Defence Committee to favourably consider the introduction and enforcement of a speed limit on the River Avon between Pultney Weir, Bath and Bathampton Weir in line with BEELAB’s recommendations, to include periods of review.
		Economic: The use of the River Avon along this stretch by passenger-carrying boats provides a tourist facility and attraction and such boats are operated commercially.
		The River Avon between Pultney Weir and Bathampton Weir is classified as ‘non-navigable with no public right of navigation’.
	www.bathnes.gov.uk /committee_papers/PTandE/pt991118/20river.htm (1544 words)

	Avon Old Farms: Avonâs Heritage
		Life in early Avon is frozen in the remarkable diaries of Reverend Rufus Hawley, covering 1767-1812, and the journals and notebooks of Frank Hadsell, covering 1845-1942.
		In Avonâs landscape of 22.6 square miles are reminders of the Farmington Canal, the railroad, and Albany Turnpike.
		During the Civil War (1861-1865), Avon sent off a heartbreaking sum of 98 men to fight when the whole population of the town was only 1,059.
	www.avonoldfarms.com /page.cfm?p=206 (1755 words)

	River Avon
		River Avon, Devon, Bigbury on Sea[?] near Salcombe[?]
		The name "Avon" comes from the Welsh word afon meaning "river".
		(It appears that later arrivals to Britain would ask the indigenous people what the local river was called, and were told, in the local language, that it was a river).
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ri/River_Avon.html (87 words)

	Stratford-upon-Avon - the River and Holy Trinity Church.
		Stratford-upon-Avon - the River and Holy Trinity Church.
		An idyllic view of the church and the river in a postcard which I think dates from the late 1930s.
		Except for the Birthplace, there are probably more versions of this view of the Avon from the theatre tower than any other postcard of Stratford.
	www.oldstratforduponavon.com /riverchurch.html (251 words)

	Avon River Basin - Home
		Although the Avon River is the major river system it only drains a small fraction of the basin with most drainage channels existing as a broken chain of salt lakes.
		In the west, river systems are youngest with valleys varying from broad and gentle to incised and deep near the Darling Range.
		Many parts of the Avon River have been modified or trained to prevent flooding of nearby townships of Brookton, Beverley, York, Northam and Toodyay; such as that which occurred in 1955.
	www.wrc.wa.gov.au /under/statewqassess/Avon_home.htm (452 words)

	Avon New York — Our Community, Rochester NY Personal Injury Attorneys, Livingston County
		Avon, New York is a delightful small town nestled on the eastern banks of the beautiful Genesee River.
		Avon is found in rural Livingston County, the Gateway to the New York's enchanted Finger Lakes Region.
		Avon is in close proximity to the awesome Letchworth State Park, known as the 'Grand Canyon of the East', a spectacular gorge full of high cliffs and tumbling waterfalls.
	www.rochesterinjury.com /avon.html (512 words)

	Updates to The River Avon
		There are 2 branches of Tewkesbury Marina, one on the River Severn Level, and one on the River Avon.
		The river flowing under the M5 bridge is the River Avon, not the River Severn.
		There is a footbridge over the river to enable access between the caravan park north of the river and the village.
	www.waterwaysguides.co.uk /updates/avon.htm (469 words)

	Fisheries.co.uk - the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon (Stratford Angling Association)
		The fishery is typical of the middle length of the Warwickshire Avon.
		Although there is an official car park in Stannells Meadow which enables anglers to park their vehicles immediately behind all the pegs along this stretch, anglers fishing Seven Meadows need to park either in Stannels or at the top end of the stretch near Lucy's Mill and walk to their pegs.
		The stretches of river with the woods on the far bank are good for chub and roach, as are the Sixth and Seventh meadows at the bottom end of the stretch where the water slows and is generally deeper.
	www.fisheries.co.uk /sevenmeadows/index.htm (550 words)

	New Forest: Protecting the River Avon
		The Hampshire Avon is designated as a Special Area of Conservation under the European Union Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC) which is given effect in the UK by the Conservation (Natural Habitats and c) Regulations 1994.
		A River Avon SAC Planning Forum has been set up to coordinate planning decisions likely to affect the river, of which New Forest District Council is a member.
		The River Avon SAC Planning Forum has produced an advice note entitled, "Protecting the River Avon – Essential Advice Note for Developers" which offers guidance on the considerations to be taken into account by those seeking to undertake development near the river, including the need for Appropriate Assessment.
	www.nfdc.gov.uk /index.cfm?articleid=5583 (158 words)

	Avon (river Upper) - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Avon (river Upper) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Avon (river, Upper), also known as the Upper Avon, river, England, 154 km (96 mi) long.
		In the upper course of a river, processes are dominated by sediment production and incision of the channel into the landscape.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Avon_(river_Upper).html (132 words)

	Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
		The main core of planters is drawn from friends and neighbours in the Upper Avon River watershed.
		The objective is for rural communities to adopt their local subwatershed in order to increase awareness of water and air quality issues, biodiversity and protection of species at risk in the rural landscape.
		The plan is to use the Upper Avon River Conservation Club as a model for other Adopt a Watershed projects in Ontario.
	www.thamesriver.on.ca /Watershed_Projects/avon_river.htm (418 words)

	River Avon To Benefit From Lottery Grant (from This Is Wiltshire)
		AN ambitious project for the internationally-important River Avon is to start in October thanks to a lottery grant of more than £m.
		English Nature has been given £677,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund for a four-year The Living River Avon project, which will cover the whole length of the Avon and its tributaries, from their sources high in the Wiltshire downs to the sea at Christchurch.
		The Avon and its tributaries are one of only 12 rivers designated as a European SAC as well as being one of 32 river Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
	www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk /news/headlines/display.var.872131.0.river_avon_to_benefit_from_lottery_grant.php (675 words)

	boating holidays on canals and rivers
		That boating is possible today on the River Avon is due to the voluntary restoration work by the members of two charitable trusts.
		The River Avon is prone to flooding and at these times, boats should moor up and wait for water levels to drop.
		Detailed boating books for the River Avon are published by LANT and UANT and these may be purchased from local bookshops or at Tewkesbury and Evesham locks.
	www.btinternet.com /~motorboat/avon.htm (390 words)

	River Avon - Wasperton
		There can be few more picturesque areas of countryside than this section of the Avon Valley and with the fishing now returning to it's best, this is a superb venue at any time of the season.
		The river winds its way from the upstream peg one, which is a walk across the meadow from the first car park, down to the wider stretch opposite Hampton Lucy weir.
		The winter brings big changes to the river and the maggot is the favoured bait, with stick float or pole being employed to slow the bait down.
	warkcom.net /live/cme814.htm (388 words)

	River Avon (Warwick) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On 1 August 1950 the Lower Avon Navigation Trust Ltd was formed to restore the river.
		Avon Lock at Tewksbury had two new gates fitted in 1952 and repairs were done to the lock chamber.
		Before the restoration of navigation the last barge is said to have navigated this part of the river in 1873.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/River-Avon-Warwick.html (1501 words)

	Southampton Canal Society - River Avon (Hampshire)
		Although usually referred to as the Hampshire Avon, the river rises in Wiltshire near Pewsey and the Kennet and Avon Canal.
		The Earl of Clarendon was authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1664-5 to make the Avon navigable for a distance of about 36 miles from Salisbury to Christchurch, but the only work done by him was at the quay in the latter place; the river itself remained unimproved.
		In 1693, another group were working on the river and it appears that they constructed the main navigation cuts, flash locks at the mills and also some more conventional pound locks.
	www.whitenap.plus.com /local/avon.htm (925 words)

	Tuff River Stuff Avon River Rafts
		Avon Riverboats were there during the launch of the exciting sport of river running over 30 years ago.
		Proven around the world exploring uncharted rapids or drift fishing along quiet streams, Avon Riverboats are the number one choice for outfitters worldwide.
		Avon rafts provide exceptional performance in any condition: high water, low water, extreme rapids, or just drifting.
	www.tuffriverstuff.com /rafts/avon.htm (150 words)

	River Avon
		After the waterworks, the river passes under the railway and loops past a large house, footbridge and car-park on river right.
		This 'agreement' apparently states that we are happy to remain on the tidal stretch of the river whilst the Anglers get the remaining 70 miles of the Avon to themselves.
		The right to navigate the river was enshrined in law in 1664 (17 Charles II Cap.12), the act is apparently preserved in the House of Lords Record Office.
	www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk /avon.htm (1658 words)

	River Avon in Christchurch Dorset (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The River Avon starts it's life in the Vale of Pewsey, east of Devizes on Salisbury Plain, fed by the Rivers Bourne and Wylye meandering for 70 indirect miles through the City of Salisbury, Fordingbridge and Ringwood.
		The river splits into two spurs in the water meadows north of the towns by-pass road the A35 trunk road one spur flows under the Town Bridge and the other flows under Waterloo Bridge in Bridge Street.
		The River Avon ends it's journey by the Yacht Haven when it joins with the River Stour as it flows down to the harbour and the sea.
	www.christchurch-online.net /virtual/river_avon.php (439 words)

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