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River severn

River severn. By Chikay, Sheediaah and Dillan . History. STORY OF THE THREE SISTERS (WATER SPIRITS) , WHERE ALL OF THEM BECAME RIVERS AND ONE OF THEM BEING THE SEVERN THE NAME SEVERN, CAME FROM A MYTHICAL LEGEND OF WHERE THE NYMPH SEVERN, OR HAFREN IN WELSH, HAD DROWNED IN THIS RIVER.

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River severn

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  1. River severn By Chikay, Sheediaah and Dillan

  2. History • STORY OF THE THREE SISTERS (WATER SPIRITS) , WHERE ALL OF THEM BECAME RIVERS AND ONE OF THEM BEING THE SEVERN • THE NAME SEVERN, CAME FROM A MYTHICAL LEGEND OF WHERE THE NYMPH SEVERN, OR HAFREN IN WELSH, HAD DROWNED IN THIS RIVER. • IN EARLY TIMES, THE RIVER HAS SERVED AS A BOUNDARY, THIS HAS PLAYED VARIOUS ROLES IN THE WARS, SUCH AS THE INVATION OF THE SAXONS IN BRITAIN AROUND 577.

  3. FAme • FAMOUS FOR ITS TIDAL BORE, ITS BORES ARE SOMETIMES ABOUT A METER AND HALF HIGH • THE RIVER IS THE LONGEST RIVER OF THE UK (350 KM), AND ONLY SECOND LONGEST RIVER OF THE BRITISH ISLES • FAMED FOR THE SEVERN-BREAK-ITS-NECK FALLS, WHICH FROM TIME TO TIME CHANGES LOCATION BY CRUMBLING ITS OWN FALL • FAMED FOR THE IRONBRIDGE, THE VERY FIRST BRIDGE MADE OUT OF CAST IRON, MADE IN 1779 • AROUND THE END OF THE 17TH CENTURY, THE SEVERN WAS THE SECOND MOST BUSY RIVER OF EUROPE Bore hitting the riverbank in 1994

  4. currently • flows through the ancient cities of Worcester and Gloucester • The Canal & River Trust looks after the River Severn from Stourport to Gloucester. • Above Stourport, it is suitable for canoes and rowing boats. The section from Gloucester to Sharpness is dangerous for boats, and is bypassed by the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal.

  5. Facts • THE RIVER SEVERN IS 350 KM LONG, AND IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND ONLY THE SECOND LONGEST RIVER OF THE BRITISH ISLES. • IT FLOWS THROUGH THE REGION OF POWYS IN WALES, AND THE COUNTIES OF SHROPSHIRE, WORCESTERSHIRE AND GLOUCESTER IN ENGLAND. • THE SEVERN HAS THE GREATEST WATER FLOW OF ANY RIVER IN ENGLAND OR WALES. • SEVERAL LARGE TOWNS HAVE DEVELOPED FROM THE ORIGINAL SETTLEMENTS ON THE BANKS OF THE SEVERN. THESE INCLUDE: NEWTOWN, WELSHPOOL, SHREWSBURY, IRONBRIDGE, STOURPORT, WORCESTER, TEWKESBURY AND GLOUCESTER. • THE RIVER SEVERN IS BRIDGED IN LOTS OF PLACES. TWO OF THE BRIDGES, THE SEVERN BRIDGE (OPENED IN 1966) AND THE SECOND SEVERN CROSSING (OPENED IN 1996) , LINK WALES AND ENGLAND BY ROAD. • BEFORE THE 16TH CENTURY, THE BRISTOL CHANNEL WAS KNOWN AS THE SEVERN SEA. • DURING THE END OF 17TH CENTURY ,THE SEVERN WAS THE SECOND BUSIEST RIVER OF EUROPE

  6. Documentary • HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=NNAYE8VP3AQ - THE RIVER SEVERN FROM SOURCE TO MOUTH The Severn

  7. The Tributaries of the River Severn • Afon Clywedog joins the Severn at Llanidloes • River Camlad joins the Severn near Camlad • River Vyrnwy joins the Severn at Melverley, Shropshire • River Perry joins the Severn at Montford Bridge • Rea Brook joins the Severn at Shrewsbury • River Tern joins the Severn at Attingham Park • Cound Brook joins the Severn at Eyton on Severn • Sheinton Brook joins the Severn at Sheinton • River Worfe joins the Severn above Bridgnorth • Borle Brook joins the Severn at Arley • Dowles Brook joins the Severn above Kidderminster • River Stour joins the Severn at Stourport-on-Severn • River Salwarpe joins the Severn above Worcester • River Teme joins the Severn downstream of Worcester • Warwickshire Avon joins the Severn at Tewkesbury • River Chelt joins the River Severn at Wainlode • River Leadon joins the Severn at Over • River Frome joins the Severn at Upper Framilode • River Wye joins the Severn at Chepstow • Bristol Avon flows into the Severn through the Avon Gorge • River Usk flows into the Severn estuary just south of Newport

  8. references • LIAM ROGERS, SABRINA AND THE RIVER SEVERN, 1991, FROM: HTTP://WWW.WHITEDRAGON.ORG.UK/ARTICLES/SABRINA.HTM • BBC, HISTORY OF THE RIVER SEVERN, 2008, FROM: HTTP://WWW.BBC.CO.UK/SHROPSHIRE/CONTENT/ARTICLES/2008/09/26/RIVER_SEVERN_FEATURE.SHTML • JAMES, THE RIVER SEVERN: FACTS & KEY INFORMATION, 2012, FROM: HTTP://PRIMARYFACTS.COM/203/THE-RIVER-SEVERN-FACTS-AND-KEY-INFORMATION/ • ROWBOTHAM, F. (1983). SEVERN BORE. PP 12-13,54. DAVID & CHARLES.   • HOPKIN, J. & BROOKER, P, 2001, GEOGRAPHY MATTERS, P 78. OXFORD: HEINEMANN EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS. • RIVER SEVERN, 2013, RETRIEVED OCTOBER 4, 2013, FROM HTTP://CANALRIVERTRUST.ORG.UK/CANALS-AND-RIVERS/RIVER-SEVERN • TRIBUTARIES OF THE SEVERN, 2013, RETRIEVED OCTOBER 4, 2013, FROM HTTP://RESOURCES.WOODLANDS-JUNIOR.KENT.SCH.UK/RIVERSEVERN/TRIBUTARIES.HTML • THE RIVER SEVERN FROM SOURCE TO MOUTH, 2012, FROM HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=NNAYE8VP3AQ

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