River Avon

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The River Avon is a major river in southern England that flows through counties including Hampshire before reaching the English Channel at Christchurch.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
River Avon canonical 12
River Avon (Hampshire Avon) 4
River Avon, Hampshire 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Hampshire Avon
basinArea about 1,750 km²
basinCountry England
confluenceLocation Christchurch, Dorset
country England
crossedBy A338 road NERFINISHED
A36 road NERFINISHED
drainageBasin English Channel basin
etymology from Brythonic word for river or water
flowsDirection generally south
flowsInto Christchurch Harbour
flowsThrough Dorset
Hampshire
Wiltshire
hasEcologicalStatus Site of Special Scientific Interest
hasFloodRisk prone to flooding in lower reaches
joinsWaterBody River Stour
surface form: River Stour (Dorset)
length 96 km
about 60 miles
locatedIn southern England
mouth English Channel
mouthLocation Christchurch, Dorset
nameLanguage English
nearbyProtectedArea New Forest National Park
notableFor chalk stream habitats
partOf Avon Valley
passesNear Stonehenge
passesThrough Ringwood
Salisbury
region South East England
southwest England
surface form: South West England
sourceLocation Vale of Pewsey
sourceRegion Wiltshire
supportsSpecies Atlantic salmon
brown trout
otter
water vole
tributary River Bourne (Kent)
surface form: River Bourne (Hampshire)

River Ebble
River Nadder
River Till (Wiltshire)
River Wylye
usedFor boating
recreational fishing

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hampshire contains River Avon
Redcliffe adjacentTo River Avon
Salisbury locatedOnRiver River Avon
Bristol Harbour connectedTo River Avon
this entity surface form: River Avon (tidal)
Bancroft Gardens hasViewOf River Avon
Bulford locatedOn River Avon
this entity surface form: River Avon, Hampshire
Bulford hasRiver River Avon
this entity surface form: River Avon, Hampshire
Avon Valley Line namedAfter River Avon
Bristol Avon distinctFrom River Avon
this entity surface form: River Avon (Hampshire)
Durrington Walls hasNearbyRiver River Avon
Evesham weir watercourse River Avon
River Chew tributaryOf River Avon
River Nadder mouthOfWatercourse River Avon
this entity surface form: River Avon (Hampshire Avon)
River Nadder tributaryOf River Avon
this entity surface form: River Avon (Hampshire Avon)
River Wylye riverSystem River Avon
this entity surface form: River Avon (Hampshire Avon)
The Wardrobe adjacentTo River Avon
this entity surface form: River Avon (Hampshire Avon)
Harnham hasGeographicFeature River Avon
Bemerton hasRiverNearby River Avon
this entity surface form: River Avon, Hampshire
Fisherton locatedOnRiver River Avon