River Avon, Hampshire
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The River Avon is a river in the county of Hampshire in the south of England. It rises in Wiltshire, east of Devizes, flows south through Durrington, Amesbury, Salisbury, Fordingbridge and Ringwood, and into the English Channel at Christchurch. The name Avon is of Celtic origin and simply means "river", as in the modern Welsh afon.
For part of its path it forms the border between Dorset and Hampshire.
Tributaries of the River Avon include:
The Avon Valley Path goes from Salisbury to Christchurch.
