Foudry Brook
Foudry Brook Bishop’s Wood Stream and Silchester Stream in the upper reaches |
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The Foudry Brook near Reading |
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location | Hampshire , Berkshire , England | |
River system | Thames | |
Drain over | River Kennet → Thames → North Sea | |
source | at Heath End 51 ° 21 ′ 1 ″ N , 1 ° 9 ′ 41 ″ W. |
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muzzle | in Reading in the River Kennet Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′ 59 " N , 0 ° 58 ′ 12" W 51 ° 25 ′ 59 " N , 0 ° 58 ′ 12" W.
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Left tributaries | West End Brook | |
Right tributaries | Honeymill Brook | |
Big cities | Reading | |
Communities | Tadley , Stratfield Mortimer |
The Foundry Brook arises as Bishop's Woodstream in Heath End in Hampshire . It flows in an easterly direction and changes its name to Silchester Brook east of Tadley . Under this name it continues to flow in an easterly direction until it swings north when reaching the Reading – Basingstoke railway line . After the confluence of the West End Brook , it changes its name to Foudry Brook , under which it runs up to its confluence with the River Kennet on the southern edge of Reading .
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