The River Solva (

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: ''Afon Solfach'') is a small

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

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. Its source is a few hundred metres southeast of Croesgoch and flows ten miles before reaching Solva Harbour and St Brides Bay. It passes through mainly agricultural grazing land before reaching the small settlement of

Middle Mill Middle Mill (Welsh: ''Felinganol'') is a small settlement on the River Solva in the parish of Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire, Wales, approximately 1 mile upstream from the coastal village of Solva. Buildings and amenities The settlement is centred on ...

and finally the village of

Solva Solva ( cy, Solfach) is a village, community and electoral ward in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The village comprises principally Lower Solva and Upper Solva. The community also includes Middle Mill and Whitchurch. Location Solva lies on the north ...

. The river is subject to frequent flood warnings and regularly bursts its banks, in particular flooding properties backing onto the river in Lower Solva. File:Bridge over Afon Solfach-River Solva - geograph.org.uk - 424171.jpg, One of the first road crossings as Caerforiog File:Roadbridge over the River Solva at Middle Mill - geograph.org.uk - 1517613.jpg, Road bridge at Middle Mill File:Middle Mill, Solva, bridge over the River Solva - geograph.org.uk - 1405144.jpg, Foot bridge at Middle Mill File:Circular walk from Solva to St Elvis and Dinas Fawr (37) - geograph.org.uk - 1532880.jpg, River channel at Lower Solva File:Solva Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 1253842.jpg, Entering Solva Harbour

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