Midford Brook is a small river in
Somerset,
England.
It is formed by the convergence of the
Wellow Brook
The Wellow Brook is a small river in Somerset, England.
It rises near Ston Easton Park in the village of Ston Easton and flows east to Midsomer Norton. West of Radstock, it is joined by the River Somer and a tributary from Kilmersdon (formed ...
and
Cam Brook
The Cam brook is a small river in Somerset, England. It rises near Hinton Blewitt, flows through Cameley, Temple Cloud, Camerton, Dunkerton and Combe Hay. It then joins the Wellow Brook at Midford to form Midford Brook before joining the Ri ...
at
Midford
Midford is a village approximately south-south-east of Bath, Somerset, England. Although relatively small, it extends over 2 counties (Wiltshire and Somerset), is part of two unitary authorities (Wiltshire and Bath and North East Somerset) and i ...
. It passes
Tucking Mill and joins the
River Avon close to the
Dundas Aqueduct
Dundas Aqueduct () carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon (the Somerset / Wiltshire border) and the Wessex Main Line railway from Bath to Westbury. The aqueduct is near Monkton Combe, Somerset, and is about southeast of the ci ...
and the remains of the
Somerset Coal Canal. For its entire length it defines the boundary between
Bath & North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) is a unitary authority district in England. Bath and North East Somerset Council was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the county of Avon. It is part of the ceremonial county of Somerset.
...
and
Wiltshire.
Although the Midford Brook is named on Ordnance Survey maps, the
Environment Agency
The Environment Agency (EA) is a non-departmental public body, established in 1996 and sponsored by the United Kingdom government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with responsibilities relating to the protection and enha ...
does not recognise it, instead identifying the Wellow Brook as continuing to the Avon.
The Midford Brook has a catchment area of 147.4 km
2 which is largely over impermeable
Lias. The deep steep-sided valley means that it responds rapidly to rainfall.
References
Bath and North East Somerset
Rivers of Somerset
1Midford
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