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 Upavon, 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:

• River Ebble
• River Nadder
  • River Wylye
• River Bourne

The Avon Valley Path goes from Salisbury to Christchurch.

[edit] See also

• Other River Avons
• Rivers of the United Kingdom

there is a lot of places where you can see the river avon in hampshire.