Fivehead River (also known as the River Earn or Rag or Ragg River) flows through south

Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...

, England. It is named after the village of

Fivehead Fivehead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Fivehead River, east of Taunton. In 2011 the parish, which includes the hamlet of Swell, had a population of 609. History The name of the village comes from a Dome ...

, near to two

Sites of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle ...

Fivehead Arable Fields Fivehead Arable Fields () is a 10.3 hectare (25.4 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Fivehead in Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England ...

and Fivehead Woods and Meadow. The source of the river is from various streams around Batten's Green and Ashill south west of

Staple Fitzpaine Staple Fitzpaine is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south of Taunton. The village has a population of 189 and is within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish includes the hamlet of Badger S ...

, and flows east past

Hatch Beauchamp Hatch Beauchamp is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south east of Taunton. The village has a population of 620. History The manor of "Hache" dates from Saxon times and became the ''caput'' of a feudal barony after ...

and

Beercrocombe Beercrocombe (also known as Beer Crocombe) is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, south of Curry Mallet and southeast of Taunton. The village has a population of 134. History The village is included in the Domesday Book under it ...

where it is joined by several small tributaries. It then flows north east, past Isle Abbots, joining the

River Isle The River Isle (also known as the River Ile) flows from its source near Combe St Nicholas, through Somerset, England and discharges into the River Parrett south of Langport near Midelney. Several small springs merge into the river near Wa ...

north of

Isle Brewers Isle Brewers is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Isle, south east of Taunton. The village has a population of 150. The parish includes the Hamlet (place), hamlet of North Bradon. History The first part of the n ...

. The 18th century road bridge over the river is a Grade II

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

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