The River Sherbourne is a river that flows under the centre of the city of
Coventry
Coventry ( or ) is a city in the West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed b ...
, in the
West Midlands, in England.
The source of the river is in the fields near Hawkes End in the parish of
Allesley
Allesley is an English suburban village and civil parish in the City of Coventry metropolitan borough, West Midlands, about 3¼ miles (5.25 km) west-northwest of Coventry city centre and 4 miles (6.5 km) east-south-east of Meriden. ...
. It flows for about 8 miles or 13 km in a generally southeastern direction. In the centre of Coventry it flows through
Spon End
Spon End is a suburb of Coventry, England. It is situated west of Coventry city centre. The Butts Park Arena and a Premier Inn hotel are situated on the main road through Spon End. The Butts Park Arena, which was opened in 2004, is the home of C ...
(where it is spanned by
Vignoles Bridge) and it is culverted just before it reaches the
Inner Ring Road and
Spon Street, and continues through the suburb of
Whitley. It joins the
River Sowe (a tributary of the
River Avon) south of the
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near
Baginton.
The name Sherbourne is said to derive from ''Scir Burna'', "clear stream" in Old English.
In 1935 and on eight more recent occasions, the upper Sherbourne around
Allesley
Allesley is an English suburban village and civil parish in the City of Coventry metropolitan borough, West Midlands, about 3¼ miles (5.25 km) west-northwest of Coventry city centre and 4 miles (6.5 km) east-south-east of Meriden. ...
has dried up almost completely.
Coventry City Council has plans to open up a stretch of the river which is currently culverted, and runs beneath The Burges, a street in the city centre.
The grade II-listed
Sherbourne Viaduct carries the Coventry to Rugby railway line over the river near
the Charterhouse.
See also
*
River Leam
The River Leam (), anciently Leame, etc, is a river in England which rises at Hellidon Hill in Northamptonshire then flows through Warwickshire, including the town of Leamington Spa, named after it. It then flows into the River Avon near Warwic ...
References
Rivers of Warwickshire
Rivers of the West Midlands (county)
Rivers of Coventry
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