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The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal links to the Avon through a lock in the park in front of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. [5] The River Avon can be used by boats with a maximum length of 70 ft (21 m), beam of 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m), height of 10 ft (3.0 m) and draught of 4 ft (1.2 m) from Tewkesbury to Evesham.
Hampton Ferry (River Avon) Coordinates: 52.091220°N 1.957970°W. Hampton Ferry. The Hampton Ferry is a pedestrian cable ferry linking Evesham and the village of Hampton across the River Avon in the English county of Worcestershire. The route dates back to the 13th century, when it was established by the monks of Evesham Abbey as a short-cut to ...
Coordinates. 52°05′22″N 1°56′45″W / 52.089462°N 1.945808°W / 52.089462; -1.945808. Founded. 1863. Affiliations. British Rowing (boat code EVE) Website. www.erc.club. Evesham Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Avon, based at The Boathouse, Abbey Park, Evesham, Worcestershire.
The Avon, a tributary of the River Severn, is navigable but mainly used by leisure traffic and there is a marina providing moorings. The River Avon at Evesham has always been susceptible to heavy flooding which is well documented from the 13th century. In May 1924 floods at Evesham ranked 5th in the annual flood list 1848 to 1935. [31]
List of crossings of the River Avon, Warwickshire. This is a list of crossings of the River Avon in England (including bridges, tunnels, ferries and fords), in order from its source in Northamptonshire, through or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire, to its confluence with the River ...
Colin Park / The River Avon and Workman Bridge, Evesham /. CC BY-SA 2.0. InfoField. Colin Park / The River Avon and Workman Bridge, Evesham. Camera location. 52° 05′ 25″ N, 1° 56′ 40″ W. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap. 52.090240; -1.944400. Object location.
The line crosses the River Avon into Evesham. Opposite Evesham's Cotswold Line station is the former Midland Railway station, once on the Ashchurch & Barnt Green line. The line becomes single track again about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Evesham and then crosses the River Avon twice more and follows it towards Pershore.
The Severn is the United Kingdom's longest river and flows through Bewdley, Stourport-on-Severn and Worcester. [49] The River Avon flows through the Worcestershire town on Evesham and joins the Severn at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. Several coniferous and deciduous woodlands are located in the north of the county.