River Brit

River Brit
River Brit at Palmers Brewery, Bridport
River Brit is located in Dorset
River Brit
Location within Dorset
Location
CountryEngland
CountyDorset
DistrictWest Dorset
Towns and villagesWest Bay, Bridport, Netherbury, Beaminster
Physical characteristics
SourceBeaminster
 • locationDorset, England
Mouth 
 • location
West Bay, West Dorset, Dorset, England
 • coordinates
50°42′32″N 2°45′50″W / 50.7089°N 2.7638°W / 50.7089; -2.7638
Length15.17 km (9.43 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationWest Bay
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftRiver Asker
 • rightRiver Simene

The River Brit is a river in west Dorset in south-west England, which rises just to the north of Beaminster. It then flows south to Netherbury and Bridport, where it is joined by tributaries: the River Simene and River Asker. South of Bridport, it reaches Lyme Bay on the English Channel coast, at West Bay.[1] The Brit has a length of 9.43 miles (15.17 km).[2]

  1. ^ Frome, Piddle & West Dorset Fisheries Association Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ^ Geoview Retrieved 9 June 2020.