River Purwell

River Purwell in Purwell Meadows

The River Purwell is a chalk stream in Hertfordshire, England. The entire course of the stream is near Hitchin.

Its source is springs which rise out of the chalk bedrock at St Ippolyts, forming Ippollitts Brook.[1] It is known as the Purwell by the time it reaches Ninesprings on the border of the parishes of Great Wymondley and Hitchin. It flows on to join the River Hiz.[2]

The river and associated wetlands are protected by nature reserves at Ninesprings and Purwell Meadows.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Purwell Meadows" (PDF).
  2. ^ "A river runs through it". Hertfordshire Life. 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2019.