The River Camlad (or just Camlad) is a minor river in

Powys Powys (; ) is a county and preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain. Geog ...

and

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...

. It forms part of the border between

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

and

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in places, before flowing into the

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. It is notable for being the only river to cross from England into Wales and does so twice. The river originates in England, in the area between Snead and

Lydham Lydham is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. Lydham is situated on the junction of the A488 and the A489 main roads, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bishop's Castle. There is a market held on Fridays in the villag ...

, flows west, forming part of the border between Wales and England, before flowing northwest into Wales. It passes through

Church Stoke Churchstoke or Church Stoke ( cy, Yr Ystog) is a village, community and electoral ward in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. Located in the southeast of the Vale of Montgomery, it is overlooked by Todleth Hill, Roundton Hill and Corndon Hill. The ...

, where the River Caebitra flows into the Camlad. From Church Stoke it flows north, crossing the border back into England, and flows just east of Chirbury before turning west again, and forms the border (for the second time) between England and Wales. It turns northwest into Wales (for the second time) to join the River Severn to the west of Forden.

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mapping

Toponymy

Early forms include the ''Kemelet'' (1227), ''Kemlet'' (1256), ''Kelemet'' 1274, ''Camalet'' and ''Kenlet'' (1577) and Camlet (1612). Ekwall proposes the Welsh ' meaning "a knot" (which is found in other river names) giving a hypothetical Old Welsh ''Culmet'' then ''Cylmet'' whence ''Kelemet'', alternatively ''Cym(y)let'' from the Old Welsh for "loop".

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