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Harnham Bridge crossed the Hampshire Avon just south of Salisbury between the twin hamlets of East and West Harnham.

The stream is a tributary of the Hampshire Avon which rises close by.

Aveton Gifford (pronounced Auton, meaning the settlement on the Avon) stands at the head of the estuary.

Sitting on a steep slope of the Avon Valley between Stroud and Nailsworth, Woodchester is home to one of the best Roman mosaic pavements in the country.

Bidford-on-Avon is one of eight villages satirically described in a rhyme attributed to William Shakespeare and penned after a heavy drinking session.

Established by the Romans on the banks of the river Avon, it was known to them as Aquae Sulis; the Roman bath-house is now open to visitors.

This famous Edwardian county hotel was built on the edge of Savernake Forest, where the Great Western Railway and the Kennet and Avon Canal enter the Vale of Pewsey.

When it was built in 1248 it was an outstanding piece of civil engineering for its time, as it involved the diverting of the River Frome from its junction with the Avon at Bristol Bridge.

This delightful stretch of towpath, with its lines of quaint cottages and period houses, is where the Kennet & Avon Canal enters Newbury on its way to meet the Thames at Reading.

Ringwood sits on the River Avon, and is situated on the Hampshire/Dorset border.

In this view of the River Avon, we see a horse cooling off by the ancient ford and a thatcher practising his age-old craft on one of Ringwood's most picturesque cottages.

This is how the River Avon looked alongside Churchill Gardens, just south of the city centre in 1923.The bridge in the distance is the old Harnham Bridge—the photograph was taken before the building

Crane Bridge carries the road over the River Avon.

Crane Bridge carries the road over the River Avon..

This is how the River Avon looked just north of the city centre in 1923, forty years before the water meadows on the left were turned into the huge Central Car Park.

The ancient town of Christchurch stands on the two rivers Stour and Avon, getting its old name Twyneham from the Anglo-Saxon, meaning 'the town between two rivers'.

Crane Bridge carries the road over the River Avon.

In a scene that has changed little in 100 years, the tranquil surface of the River Avon gently reflects the majesty of the Cathedral and its magnificent 404 ft spire, the highest in England.

Christchurch stands on two rivers, the Stour and the Avon, and gets its old name of Twyneham from the Anglo Saxon, meaning 'the town between the rivers'.

Situated on the Avon, Cropthorne Mill has often attracted the attentions of artists and photographers.