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not at all apparent why it should be named Cleeve or 'cliff'; but in fact the village sits just a short distance away from a steep 200ft cliff overlooking the flood plain of the River Avon
The bridge over the Avon is in the distance.
This was a large mill on the River Nadder just upstream from the confluence with the Avon.
It is quite probable that ancient dwellers crossed the Avon at a nearby ford and cultivated crops on the river's fertile flood plains.
Attractive bridges over the Avon are part of Bath.
The Kennet & Avon was a working canal when this picture was taken.
It is situated on the Avon in an extensive and complex area of water meadows and carriers which control the flow of the river downstream.
The Roman town of Aquae Sulis, now Bath, grew up at the point where the Fosse Way crossed the river Avon.
The bridge over the Avon was built in 1893.
Avon Castle, on the opposite bank of the river from Ringwood, is an area that has become increasingly built-up and urbanised since this photograph of a country gentleman's home was taken in the last full
In Saxon times this old town was known as Twyneham, meaning 'the town between the streams' - in this case the Avon and the Stour, whose waters empty into Christchurch Harbour.
This view shows Bridge Street on the north bank of the Kennet and Avon canal.
Yet another of Worcestershire's imposing old mills stands on the banks of the River Avon near to Fladbury.
The church, partly medieval with some rebuilding over the centuries, dominates what was a busy three days a week market square surrounded by Georgian frontages, and the banks of the river Avon.
In 1838 the South Midland Temperance Association embraced a large number of towns, including Stratford-upon-Avon.
Bigbury-on-Sea stands on a promontory above the River Avon, which rises high on southern Dartmoor.
Bradford-on-Avon has changed little in the last century.
The River Avon flows serenely through Ringwood, and not far away is Fridays Cross.
It is situated on the Avon in an extensive and complex area of water meadows and carriers which control the flow of the river downstream.The parish church is extremely old and surprisingly large
The ferry ran from Crockerne Pill to Shirehampton, seen here across the Avon.
