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The River Corve is a minor river in
Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...
, England. It is a tributary of the
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which it joins in the town of
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, and which joins the
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at
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near
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. The valley it flows through is known as the Corvedale (or Corve Dale), a term used as a general name for the area, and a name used for example by the primary school in Diddlebury. It is sometimes (archaically) spelled "Corf", which is its pronunciation.


Course

It flows near
Corfton Corfton is a small village in Shropshire, England, located east of Craven Arms and north of Ludlow, the two nearest towns. There is a pub, with its own small brewery (the Corvedale Brewery), called ''The Sun Inn''. It is named after the near ...
(which it gives its name to), then by Culmington, then through Stanton Lacy and then through the northwest outskirts of Ludlow before joining the Teme in an area of meadows just outside the town. It also gave its name to Corfham Castle, near
Peaton Peaton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Diddlebury in Shropshire, England. It is situated in the Corvedale, between Diddlebury and Bouldon. The Pye Brook flows past the hamlet, with Peaton Bridge taking the Bouldon-Diddlebury lane across i ...
. Corfham was the ''caput'' (the centre of medieval administration) for two Saxon hundreds that encompassed the Corve Dale —
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and Culvestan. They were merged into a single hundred ( Munslow) in the reign of
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, however Culvestan continued to be a name used to describe the lower Corve valley for at least a century afterwards.


Pollution and floods

In 2006 as a result of pollution by slurry from a livestock farm in Brockton near
Stanton Long Stanton Long is a small village and civil parish situated in the district of Corve Dale, Shropshire, England. It is one of three parishes in the local area, including Easthope and Shipton. In the ''National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ire ...
, fish were found dead in the river. During heavy flooding in 2007 when the river rose in three hours, a house collapsed into the river and the
Burway Bridge Burway Bridge is a bridge in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It takes the B4361 road across the River Corve. Original bridge The original bridge was built in the mid-20th century to take the new Coronation Avenue across the Corve, relieving the h ...
collapsed severing the connection of the B4361 Coronation Avenue, a major access route, with the town centre of
Ludlow Ludlow () is a market town in Shropshire, England. The town is significant in the history of the Welsh Marches and in relation to Wales. It is located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford, on the A49 road which bypasses the town. The ...
. A new, modern bridge designed by the Shrewsbury office of the consultants Mouchel on behalf of
Shropshire County Council Shropshire County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire in England. History The Council came into its powers under the Local Government Act 1888 on 1 April 1889 and was known as Salop County Council from for ...
, and built by McPhillips (Wellington) Ltd, was completed in 2008. A temporary
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had been erected to reduce disruption in traffic flow during the construction.


Electoral wards

'Corvedale' is an
electoral division An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polit ...
for electing one member to
Shropshire Council Shropshire Council is the local authority of Shropshire, in England, comprising the ceremonial county of Shropshire except Telford and Wrekin. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combi ...
. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 3,783. It covers a large rural area, consisting of 13 civil parishes, and encompassing more than that of the familiar Corvedale area. 'Corve' is a parish ward for electing two members to Ludlow Town Council, covering the northwest part of the town.


See also

*
Corvedale Three Castles Walk The Corvedale Three Castles Walk is a waymarked recreational circular walk of about located in the Corvedale, Shropshire, England. The walk is classed as Easy and Heritage by the Long Distance Walkers Association. The walk nominally starts (a ...


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