The Cocklemore Brook is a short tributary of the
Bristol Avon
The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. To distinguish it from a number of other rivers of the same name, it is often called the Bristol Avon. The name 'Avon' is a cognate of the Welsh word , meaning 'river'.
The Avon ...
, some long. It rises near
Studley in
Wiltshire
Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...
, England, and flows in a north and then westerly direction, draining the
Pewsham
Pewsham is a small village and former civil parish just south-east of the town of Chippenham on the A4 road (England), A4 national route towards Calne in Wiltshire, southwestern England.
Description
Although signposted as Pewsham on the main ...
area before passing underneath the former
Wilts & Berks Canal
The Wilts & Berks Canal is a canal in the Historic counties of England, historic counties of Wiltshire and Berkshire, England, linking the Kennet and Avon Canal at Semington near Melksham, to the River Thames at Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Abingdon. ...
and then joining the
Bristol Avon
The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. To distinguish it from a number of other rivers of the same name, it is often called the Bristol Avon. The name 'Avon' is a cognate of the Welsh word , meaning 'river'.
The Avon ...
near Lackham House, now home to
Lackham College. An alternate name of Pewe Brook is recorded in the 14th century.
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References
Rivers of Wiltshire
1Cocklemore
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