River Rother (English Channel)
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River Rother Limen |
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 Rivers in Kent |
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| location | East Sussex ( England ); Kent border | |
| River system | Rother | |
| River basin district | South east | |
| source | near Rotherfield, 51 ° 2 ′ 14 " N , 0 ° 13 ′ 17" E |
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| muzzle | west of Camber in the English Channel Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 46 ″ N , 0 ° 46 ′ 23 ″ E 50 ° 55 ′ 46 ″ N , 0 ° 46 ′ 23 ″ E
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| length | 56 km | |
The River Rother (former name: Limen ) is one of the longest rivers in East Sussex at 56 km . The river has its source around one kilometer south of Rotherfield (East Sussex) near Rotherhurst Farm and flows into the English Channel west of Camber on the English coast . For the last 23 km the river bed is below sea level. Therefore, the river has salt water during high tide. Its tributaries are called the River Tillingham and River Brede .
The section of the river below Bodiam Castle is navigable . To the north lies the Isle of Oxney , which is now a hill in the flat landscape , and near Rye the river meets the Romney Marsh to the east .
Originally the river near the mouth in the sea had a different course, but this was blocked by a storm in 1287.
The Rother flows through or passes through the towns of Etchingham , Robertsbridge , Bodiam , Northiam and Wittersham .
The river has a namesake in West Sussex , the River Rother , a tributary of the River Arun . It also has a namesake in South Yorkshire , the Rother , a tributary of the River Don that gave the town of Rotherham its name.
