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River Avon, Bristol
The
River Avon
is a
river
in the traditional
counties
of
Gloucestershire
,
Wiltshire
,
Somerset
and the City and County of
Bristol
in the south west of
England
. It is also known as the
Lower Avon
or
Bristol Avon
. It rises near
Chipping Sodbury[?]
in
Gloucestershire
, runs east and then south through
Wiltshire
, then turns north-west through
Bradford-on-Avon[?]
,
Bath
and
Bristol
and joins the
Severn
estuary
at
Avonmouth[?]
near
Bristol
. In central Bristol it is diverted from its original course onto the "New Cut"; the original course is held at a consistent level by lock gates and is known as the "Floating Harbour". Downstream of central Bristol it passes through a deep gorge, which is spanned by the
Clifton Suspension Bridge
. The
Kennet and Avon Canal
is joined to the Avon in Bath.
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