River Leam
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| location | Warwickshire , England | |
| River system | Severn | |
| Drain over | Sowe → River Avon → Severn → Bristol Channel | |
| source | Leam Pool, Hellidon 52 ° 13 ′ 8 ″ N , 1 ° 14 ′ 26 ″ W.
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| Left tributaries | River Itchen , River Stowe | |
| Medium-sized cities | Leamington Spa , Rugby , Warwick | |
The River Leam ( ˈlɛm ) is a river in Warwickshire . It flows into the Warwickshire Avon between Warwick and Leamington Spa .
Surname
In Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary , "River Leame" is offered as an alternate spelling. The meaning goes back to the old English "leman" or "lemin", "the elm tree" or swampy river. The town of Leamington Spa takes its name from the river.
geography
The Leam rises at Hellidon on Arbury Hill in Northamptonshire . It rises from the same aquifer as the River Nene and the River Cherwell, which ultimately run in very different directions. The Leam runs in arcs that stretch far to the east, in a northerly direction and takes in many streams from the east and west. At Braunston it forms the border between Northamptonshire and Warwickshire for a while. There it is also crossed by the Grand Union Canal ( ⊙ ). From then on it runs, still in large loops, but more and more to the west. It passes the Toft Lakes fish farm and runs through the grounds of the town of Rugby and takes up the River Itchen to the northwest of Marton . It winds in four large loops to the west and then south, where it almost meets the Grand Union Canal again. It also enters the residential area of Leamington Spa, where it is bordered by a number of parks and then flows into the Avon halfway between Leamington Spa and Warwick. Ultimately, its waters flow through the Severn into the Bristol Channel.
- Tributaries
The major tributaries are Rains Brook , River Itchen , Pingle Brook , River Stowe, and Radford Brook .
gallery
The River Leam at Offchurch Bury
Hunningham bridge.
Mühlgraben near Eathorpe with the abandoned mill on the right and the mill house on the left.
The Severn Trent Water pumping station at Kites Hardwick .
Individual evidence
- ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary , Third. Edition, Merriam-Webster, Springfield, Massachusetts 1997, ISBN 0-87779-546-0 , p. 636.
- ↑ wikishire
- ↑ a b River Leam Catchment Pilot . Environment Agency. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
Web links
- Information page on British geography data.
- BBC
- Wild swimming
- Reports of a mysterious cable in the river.
- Map and description of the catchment area