Little Avon River

Little Avon River
Sturt Bridge near Wickwar, a packhorse bridge on the Little Avon River
Little Avon River is located in Gloucestershire
Little Avon River
Location within Gloucestershire
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
PartsEngland
RegionSouth West
Administrative areasGloucestershire, South Gloucestershire
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationHorton, Gloucestershire, England
 • coordinates51°33′30″N 2°21′12″W / 51.558373°N 2.353447°W / 51.558373; -2.353447
MouthBerkeley Pill
 • location
Severn Estuary, United Kingdom
 • coordinates
51°41′58″N 2°29′18″W / 51.69952°N 2.488404°W / 51.69952; -2.488404
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The Little Avon River is a small river partly in southern Gloucestershire and partly in South Gloucestershire. For much of its length it forms the boundary between the county of Gloucestershire and the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It rises to the east of Wickwar, near Horton, passes near Charfield, Stone and Berkeley, and enters the River Severn via Berkeley Pill. It was formerly navigable up to moorings at Berkeley, but a flood-prevention scheme, built in the 1960s, now prevents navigation more than a few hundred metres upstream.