Hockley Brook
Hockley Brook | ||
The Hockley Brook (right) shortly before its confluence with the Tame on the Gravelly Hill Interchange (in the background) |
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location | West Midlands , England | |
River system | Humber | |
Drain over | River Tame → River Trent → Humber → North Sea | |
source | on the border of Smethwick and Birmingham 52 ° 29 ′ 57 ″ N , 1 ° 56 ′ 51 ″ W |
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muzzle | at the Gravelly Hill Interchange in the River Tame Coordinates: 52 ° 30 '30 " N , 1 ° 51' 34" W 52 ° 30 '30 " N , 1 ° 51' 34" W.
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Big cities | Smethwick , Birmingham |
The Hockley Brook is a small river in Birmingham , England . The river has its source in Smethwick on the outskirts of Birmingham and formerly formed the border between Warwickshire (with Birmingham) and Staffordshire (with Smethwick). The river flows underground for long stretches before flowing into the River Tame at the Gravelly Hill Interchange on the M6 motorway .