River Brit | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
County | Dorset |
District | West Dorset |
Towns and villages | West Bay, Bridport, Netherbury, Beaminster |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Beaminster |
• location | Dorset, England |
Mouth | |
• location | West Bay, West Dorset, Dorset, England |
• coordinates | 50°42′32″N 2°45′50″W / 50.7089°N 2.7638°W |
Length | 15.17 km (9.43 mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | West Bay |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | River Asker |
• right | River 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]