The River Dun is a tributary of the River Test in southern England, which flows for in a generally easterly direction through rural parts of Wiltshire and Hampshire. The river rises to the east of Salisbury near Clarendon Park, where it has been dammed to form a lake. It flows south towards

West Grimstead West Grimstead is a village in Grimstead civil parish, on the River Dun in Wiltshire, England, about southeast of Salisbury. History Until the early 20th century, much of West Grimstead was owned by landed gentry and was part of larger est ...

, then turns east and crosses the county border into Hampshire as it passes between the villages of

West Dean West Dean may refer to several places in England: *West Dean, Gloucestershire *West Dean, West Sussex *West Dean, Wiltshire *Westdean Cuckmere Valley is a civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. As its name suggests, the p ...

and East Dean. After passing north of

Lockerley Lockerley is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England on the border with Wiltshire. The village lies on the southern bank of the River Dun about two miles upstream from its confluence with the River Test and about east of West Dean whic ...

and

Dunbridge Dunbridge is a hamlet in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. It is on the River Dun, a tributary of the River Test. Its nearest town is Romsey, which lies approximately south-east from the village. The Doomsday Book records the ...

, it joins the Test near

Kimbridge Kimbridge is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Romsey, which lies approximately 4 miles (6.3 km) south-east. Originally called "King's Bridge" in Civil War times. Accordin ...

.''Soulful Nature: A spiritual field guide'', Brian Draper, Howard Green, 2020 The Test ultimately drains into Southampton Water. The valley is followed by the Southampton to Salisbury railway and bore the route of the Salisbury and Southampton Canal between Kimbridge and

East Grimstead East Grimstead is a village in Grimstead civil parish, on the River Dun in Wiltshire, England, about east of Salisbury. The village has about 70 households and no shops, public houses or schools. History The site of a Roman villa is a shor ...

, marked as (the) ''Old/old canal'' on many modern maps.

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