geo.wikisort.org - RiverThe River Leadon () is a river in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, England, a tributary of the River Severn. It rises just south of the village of Acton Beauchamp, and flows south past Bosbury to the town of Ledbury, which takes its name from the river.[1] It then flows south and east past Dymock, Upleadon and Highleadon to join the Severn at Over, just west of Gloucester. The river is approximately 32 miles (51 km) long.[2][3]
River in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, England
The name is of Celtic origin, and means "broad stream".[1]
In the Middle Ages, the Leadon flowed in two branches for the last two miles. The main stream, known as the New Leadon, flowed south of Over to join the river south of Over Bridge. The river was prone to flooding, and to alleviate the problem the river was diverted in 1867 to flow along the branch previously known as the Old Leadon, and now the only course of the river, flowing into the Severn north of Over.[4]
The Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal was built through the valley of the Leadon in 1795, and converted into the Ledbury and Gloucester Railway in the 1880s.
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External links
Media related to River Leadon at Wikimedia Commons
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Road | Motorways | |
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A-roads |
- A38
- A40
- A46
- A48
- A403
- A417
- A419
- A429
- A431
- A432
- A433
- A466
- A4032
- A4103
- A4135
- A4136
- A4174
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Service stations |
- Gloucester services
- Michaelwood services
- Severn View services
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Other |
- B4008
- E30
- Icknield Street
- List of settlements on the A38
- Westgate Street
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Airports and Heliports | |
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Rail | Main lines |
- Cotswold Line
- Cross Country Route
- Gloucester-Newport line
- Golden Valley line
- Henbury Loop line
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Closed lines |
- Avon and Gloucestershire Railway
- Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway
- Bicslade Tramroad (Tram)
- Bristol and Gloucester Railway
- Bristol and Gloucestershire Railway
- Bullo Pill Railway
- Cheltenham and District Light Railway
- Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway
- Cirencester branch line
- Coleford Railway
- Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
- Dursley and Midland Junction Railway
- Evesham loop line
- Forest of Dean Central Railway
- Forest of Dean Railway
- Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad (Tram)
- Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
- Ledbury and Gloucester Railway
- Midland and South Western Junction Railway
- Mitcheldean Road & Forest of Dean Junction Railway
- Monmouth Railway
- Oxford, Witney and Fairford Railway
- Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
- Severn and Wye Railway
- Severn Bridge Railway
- Sharpness Branch Line
- South Wales Railway
- Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway
- Stratford and Moreton Tramway (Tram)
- Tetbury branch line
- Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway
- Wye Valley Railway
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Stations | |
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Closed stations | |
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Heritage stations | |
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Heritage railways |
- Avon Valley Railway
- Dean Forest Railway
- Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
- Lea Bailey Light Railway
- Perrygrove Railway
- Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway
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Proposed | |
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Buses | Stations | |
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Companies |
- First West of England
- Stagecoach West
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Waterways | Rivers | |
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Canals | |
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Docks and Ports |
- Gloucester Docks
- Sharpness
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Footpaths | National Trails | |
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Long-distance footpaths |
- Celtic Way
- Geopark Way
- Gloucestershire Way
- Heart of England Way
- Limestone Link
- Macmillan Way
- Monarch's Way
- Oxfordshire Way
- Sabrina Way
- Severn Way
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Other |
- Frome Valley Walkway
- Wysis Way
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