River Sowe

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The bridge over the River Sowe near the Mill in Baginton

Stoke Aldermoor by the River Sowe

The River Sowe is a River in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England. It is a tributary of the River Avon, and flows into it just south of Stoneleigh.

The Sowe's route takes it through the eastern suburbs of Coventry, in particular the districts of Longford, Wood End, Walsgrave, Binley, Willenhall and near the village of Baginton. Near Baginton the river has a large steep bank on its Southern side and the remains of the Roman Lunt Fort have been found at the top of this bank.

There is an established local park called the Sowe Valley Footpath that runs along side the river for 8½ miles from Hawkesbury Junction Conservation Area to Stonebridge Meadows Local Nature. It also runs through Wyken Slough Local Nature Reserve, Wyken Croft Nature Park and Stoke Floods Local Nature Reserve. [1]

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View downstream from the bridge over River Sowe near the Mill in Baginton

View upstream from the Baginton bridge showing the small wier and the union of the main river with a small diverted waterway from the Mill.