The River Stour rises in the county of
Oxfordshire
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and largely flows through
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ...
in England.
It is a
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of the
Avon, which it joins just south west of
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon ( ), commonly known as Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon (district), Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of Engl ...
. It gives its name to the town of
Shipston-on-Stour
Shipston-on-Stour is a town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District in southern Warwickshire, England. It is located on the banks of the River Stour, Warwickshire, River Stour, points of the compass, south-southeast of Stratford-up ...
.
The source of the River Stour is a spring near Highways Farm, just south of
Swalcliffe. Some to the west, it crosses the Oxfordshire/Warwickshire border near
Traitor's Ford. The first settlement that the river flows through is the village of
Stourton. The River Stour then turns to the north and passes through the town of Shipston-on-Stour. The
A3400 road roughly follows the course of the river to Stratford-upon-Avon, through the villages of
Tredington Halford,
Alderminster
Alderminster is a village and civil parish on the River Stour about south of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. The village is on the A3400 road between Stratford-upon-Avon and Shipston-on-Stour. The 2011 Census recorded the parish ...
,
Newbold-on-Stour,
Atherstone-on-Stour and
Clifford Chambers.
See also
*
Rivers of the United Kingdom
For details of rivers of the United Kingdom, see
* List of rivers of England
* List of rivers of Scotland
* List of rivers of Wales
* Northern Ireland
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References
External links
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