River Leam
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The River Leam in Leamington Spa
The River Leam (/ˈlɛm/ LEM) is a river which rises at Hellidon Hill in Northamptonshire then flows through rural Warwickshire, including the town of Leamington Spa.[1] It flows into the Warwickshire Avon, a left bank tributary of the Severn.
River Leame is given as an alternative spelling in Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary.[2]
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The River Leam near Offchurch Bury
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Hunningham bridge crosses the River Leam
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The millstream at Eathorpe with the abandoned mill to the right and Millhouse to the left
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The Severn Trent Water gauging station on the River Leam at Kites Hardwick
Tributaries
Its major tributaries are Rains Brook, River Itchen, River Stowe and Radford Brook.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 "River Leam Catchment Pilot". Environment Agency. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary (Third ed.). Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster. 1997. p. 636. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.
Coordinates: 52°17′N 1°33′W / 52.283°N 1.550°W
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