River Stour
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| Length | 98 km |
|---|---|
| Mouth | English Channel |
| Source | Stourhead |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Cities | Sturminster Newton |
| Gillingham | |
| Districts | Salisbury District |
| South Somerset District | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2996138 |
About River Stour
The River Stour is a 61 mi river which flows through Wiltshire and Dorset in southern England, and drains into the English Channel. The catchment area for the river and its tributaries is listed as being 480 square miles.
Bronze Age gold torc discovered in field near Mistley
... The 3,000-year-old fragment was discovered near Mistley, on the River Stour in Essex, and has been declared treasure by a coroner...
Wild swimmers are getting sick from sewage, campaigners say
... Ness Woodcock-Dennis, a public health nurse and lecturer in nursing, is currently recovering from an eye infection after swimming in the River Stour at Manningtree in Essex...
Dramatic pictures show West Midlands storms
... Flood warnings which had been in place for the River Blythe in Warwickshire, the River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire, and the Upper Tame had been removed by Tuesday morning...
Shark spotted in River Stour leaves woman 'amazed'
...A woman who spotted a shark in the River Stour was " amazed" by the unusual sighting...
Protests over water firms dumping sewage in rivers
... In Manningtree, Essex, wild swimmers marched and dressed up in mermaid and giant poo costumes by the River Stour...
Manningtree: The tiny town that dreams of saving the planet
... The tiny place on the River Stour has been given special environmental status after its businesses agreed to stop using unnecessary single-use plastics...
Lawford: The village where the women are still in charge
... After graduating, Miss Roberts spent four years working as a research chemist at BX Plastics in Lawford, across the River Stour from its main base in Brantham...
Manningtree wild swimmers stage River Stour sewage protest
... Ness Woodcock-Dennis, a public health nurse and lecturer in nursing who took part in the protest in the River Stour at sunrise with about 50 others, said more needed to be done...
Dramatic pictures show West Midlands storms
Parts of the West Midlands have been hit by thunderstorms overnight.
Pictures show forks of lightning breaking across the sky in Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wolverhampton and Warwickshire .
have shared images of the dramatic scenes in their area.
The Met Office had issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms across the region between 14:00 BST on Monday and 02:00 BST on Tuesday.
It said up to 3in (8cm) of rain could fall within the area in the space of Three Hours .
The Overnight storms came after More Than 36,000 Lightning Strikes were recorded around the UK in just 12 Hours on Sunday Night .
The Met Office describes a thunderstorm as a " series of sudden electrical discharges resulting from atmospheric conditions".
Spokesperson Oli Claydon said the unsettled weather could continue into Tuesday, with scattered showers expected through The Day , and the rest of the week but settling by the weekend.
Flood warnings which had been in place for The River Blythe in Warwickshire , the River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire, and the Upper Tame had been removed by Tuesday morning.
Source of news: bbc.com
