River Arrow, Worcestershire

River Arrow
River Arrow near Alcester
Country United Kingdom
Country within the UK England
Counties Worcestershire, Warwickshire
Towns Redditch, Alcester
Villages Cofton Hackett, Alvechurch, Studley
Tributaries
 - left River Alne
 - right Batchley Brook
Source
 - location Beacon Hill, Worcestershire
Mouth
 - location Confluence with the Avon near Salford Priors, Warwickshire
 - coordinates 52°09′18″N 1°52′51″W / 52.1549°N 1.8807°W / 52.1549; -1.8807Coordinates: 52°09′18″N 1°52′51″W / 52.1549°N 1.8807°W / 52.1549; -1.8807
Discharge for Broom
 - average 2.8 m3/s (99 cu ft/s) [1]
Wikimedia Commons: River Arrow, Worcestershire

The River Arrow is a tributary of the River Avon, which flows through Worcestershire and Warwickshire in the English Midlands.

Course

The Arrow rises on Beacon Hill in the Lickey Hills Country Park in the Lickey Hills in the north of Worcestershire, and heads generally southeastwards to become a major tributary of the River Avon. The river flows through Cofton Hackett, it then feeds Lower Bittell Reservoir and flows through Alvechurch before reaching the Arrow Valley Country Park in Redditch. At the eastern boundary of Redditch the river enters Warwickshire and flows through the river meadows at Studley, and then on through Spernall and past Coughton Court, a National Trust property, where it is forded by a minor road.[2]

The Arrow then flows through the small market town of Alcester and is joined by its largest tributary the River Alne. The river continues south through the village of Arrow where it still drives the waterwheel at the converted Arrow Mill, and then through the small villages of Wixford and Broom.[3] The river joins the River Avon at Marriage Hill, near Salford Priors, close to the boundary of Warwickshire and Worcestershire.[2]

Flooding

In 1998 the river flooded for the first time since 1956, spilling over its defences and flooding a large part of Alcester's face.

The river burst its banks again during the night of 20/21 July 2007, flooding about 112 homes in Alcester. It breached the defences by Gunnings Bridge in Alcester and a large torrent of water flowed through the town and ponded about one foot (0.30 m) deep at the bottom of the High Street and Stratford Road.

See also

References

  1. "54007-Arrow at Broom". The National River Flow Archive. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Get-a-map online". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. "Arrow Mill History". arrowmill.com. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
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