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...
Shark spotted in River Stour leaves woman 'amazed'
A woman who spotted a shark in the River Stour was " amazed" by the unusual sighting.
Emma Tella, 34, saw the metre-long smooth-hound in the tidal stretch of The River at Manningtree, Essex on 2 July.
She Said : " It was a really unusual sight and I was amazed. I even messaged my husband to tell him but he did not believe me. "
The Essex Wildlife Trust said smooth-hound sharks like shallow water.
The Dark grey creature was swimming close to a section of beach and was not scared by A Family who were paddle boarding.
It remained in the area, which is popular with swimmers and boating enthusiasts, throughout the afternoon with regular appearances of its dorsal fin above the water's surface.
Ms Tella, who lives in The Town , said: " People first spotted the shark late in The Morning and it spent the afternoon swimming around where we were.
" It did not seem distressed at all and was around us so I filmed it at The End of the afternoon.
" It was easily a metre long and it was the First Time I had seen a shark in the River Stour . "
Mrs Tella said she had spoken with a local fisherman Who Said sometimes dead smooth-hounds washed up on The Shore .
The shark was spotted in an area of The Beach close to The Town centre.
Rachel Langley, living seas co-ordinator for The Essex Wildlife Trust, said: " They like shallow, shingled areas. They like to eat crustaceans and we have plenty of crabs for them to eat along the coast.
" Instead of shark teeth that we might picture, they have blunter teeth that are powerful for crushing shells.
" Smooth-hounds are widely distributed around the UK and are pretty common along The Essex coast.
" They can be found in relatively shallow waters at times, but it's not so common for the General Public to spot them. "
Source of news: bbc.com
