The Gauze Brook is a stream in
South West England
South West England, or the South West of England, is one of the nine official regions of England, regions of England in the United Kingdom. Additionally, it is one of four regions that altogether make up Southern England. South West England con ...
, which rises near the village of
Littleton Drew in
Wiltshire
Wiltshire (; abbreviated to Wilts) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It borders Gloucestershire to the north, Oxfordshire to the north-east, Berkshire to the east, Hampshire to the south-east, Dorset to the south, and Somerset to ...
and flows in a northeasterly direction for approximately before joining the
Bristol Avon
The River Avon ( ) is a river in the southwest of England. To distinguish it from a number of other rivers of the same name, it is often called the Bristol Avon. The name 'Avon' is loaned from an ancestor of the Welsh word , meaning 'rive ...
near the village of
Little Somerford
Little Somerford is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Wiltshire, England, southeast of Malmesbury and northeast of Chippenham.
The northern boundary of the parish follows approximately the B4040 Malmesbury–Swindon ro ...
.
Course
Gauze Brook rises a little to the north east of the Wiltshire village of Littleton Drew and then flows to the northeast through Dunley Wood before passing to the north of
Hullavington
Hullavington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, just to the north of the M4 motorway. The village lies about southwest of Malmesbury and north of Chippenham.
The Fosse Way, a Roman road, forms the western boundary of the par ...
. The stream then passes underneath the
South Wales main railway line before it arrives at the village of
Corston. Just over a mile later it joins the Bristol Avon by Angrove Farm, near Little Somerford.
References
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Rivers of Wiltshire
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