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River Allen (other)
River Allen may refer to: Watercourses *River Allen, Dorset, England *River Allen, Northumberland The River Allen is a river in the English county of Northumberland. The river has its sources in the hills of the Northern Pennines, and is formed by the confluence of the East and West Allen rivers. The Allen is itself, a tributary of the Ri ..., England * River Allen, Cornwall, England, a tributary of the River Camel * River Allen (Truro), England, a tributary of the Truro River People * River Allen (footballer) (born 1996), English footballer {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Allen, Dorset
The River Allen is a river in the county of Dorset in South West England. It flows for and has its confluence with the River Stour in Wimborne Minster. It has two main tributaries, the Gussage Stream and the Crichel Stream. Route The River Allen starts at Wyke Farm as a winterbourne and flows down to Monkton Up Wimborne and then tracks its way to the Watercress farm, follows down to Honeybrook Farm, to a mill and then to Canford Bridge in Wimborne Minster that is the mouth of the river. The river is known as a classic chalkstream which supports a good fishery for trout and used to support a good salmonid population. A large amount of the river banks are privately owned by two estates including the Shaftsebury Estate at the source. Watermills There have been a number of corn mills on the river, Loverley Mill at Crichel survives as a Grade II listed building. Originally using two wheels, they were replaced in the early 20th century by a water turbine driving a pump to su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Allen, Northumberland
The River Allen is a river in the English county of Northumberland. The river has its sources in the hills of the Northern Pennines, and is formed by the confluence of the East and West Allen rivers. The Allen is itself, a tributary of the River Tyne. The Allen was formerly very polluted from mining activity upstream, but remediation schemes have been implemented to allow the water quality to improve. The river is home to a variety of wildlife including voles and otters. History The Allen, which is long, is a tributary of the River South Tyne. Whilst the derivation of the river name itself is unknown, it gives its name to Allendale and Allenheads. The river is classed as the ''Allen'' from a place called ''Water Meetings'', which is just south of Cupola Bridge, a grade II listed structure built in 1778. Upstream of there, the water is formed by the River West Allen and the River East Allen, which are and respectively. Allen Valley Angling and Conservation provides permi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Allen, Cornwall to join the Camel near Sladesbridge.
The River Allen ( kw, Dowr Lehen, meaning ''slate river'') in north Cornwall is one of two rivers in Cornwall which share this name. In this case the name is the result of a mistake made in 1888 by Ordnance Survey, replacing the name ''Layne'' with ''Allen'' which is the old name for the lower reaches of the Camel. The other River Allen runs through Truro. The River Allen is a major tributary of the River Camel. It springs northeast of Camelford and flows south-southwest through the Allen Valley passing St Teath and St Kew Highway St Kew ( kw, Lanndohow)Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) References E ...
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River Allen (Truro)
The River Allen ( kw, Dowr Alen, meaning ''shining river''), or St Allen River, to the north of Truro is one of two watercourses in Cornwall which share this name. The River Allen rises at Ventoneage ( kw, Fentenyk, meaning ''little spring'') north of St Allen and flows southwards through the Idless Valley and Daubuz Moors into Truro. Here it joins the River Kenwyn to form the Truro River The Truro River ( kw, Hyldreth) is a river in the city of Truro in Cornwall, England, UK. It is the product of the convergence of the two rivers named Kenwyn and Allen which run under the city: the Truro River (named after the city) flows int .... The river is home to healthy populations of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta), European Eel (Anguilla anguilla), Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) and Bullhead (Cottus gobio) also known as the ‘Miller’s Thumb. The lower tidal reaches also hold Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), Grey Mullet (Chelon labrosus), and Flounder (Platichthys flesus). There is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
