The River Chelt is a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
's largest river, the
Severn
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. The Chelt flows through the western edge of the
Cotswolds and the town of
Cheltenham, from which it derives its name, before its confluence with the River Severn at Wainlodes Hill.
There were a number of mills along the length of the river, the highest being in
Charlton Kings
Charlton Kings is a contiguous village adjoining Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. The area constitutes a civil parish of 10,396 residents (2011).
Landscape
Charlton Kings is situated in the west foothills of the north-south Cotswol ...
and the lowest at
Norton Norton may refer to:
Places
Norton, meaning 'north settlement' in Old English, is a common place name. Places named Norton include: Canada
* Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, Saskatchewan
*Norton Parish, New Brunswick
**Norton, New Brunswick, a ...
where the river passes under the present A38.
The river caused significant flooding in 1979 and 2007.
See also
*
List of rivers of England
This is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Wel ...
References
External links
Cheltenham
Rivers of Gloucestershire
Tributaries of the River Severn
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