River Aller

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River Aller
Packhorse Bridge, Allerford
Country	England
State	Somerset
Region	Exmoor
District	West Somerset
Major city	Allerford
Source
- location	Holnicote, West Somerset, Exmoor, Somerset, England
- coordinates	51°11′54″N 3°32′52″W / 51.19833, -3.54778
Mouth	Porlock Bay, Bristol Channel
- location	near Hurlestone Point, Somerset, England
- coordinates	51°13′31″N 3°35′10″W / 51.22528, -3.58611
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Major tributaries
- left	River Horner

The River Aller is a small river on Exmoor in Somerset, England.

It rises as several small streams around Tivington and Huntscott and flows through the Holnicote Estate past Holnicote and through Allerford, where it passes under a packhorse bridge of medieval origin.^[1] It then joins the River Horner flows into Porlock Bay near Hurlestone point on the Bristol Channel.

[edit] References

^ Packhorse Bridge. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.

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Rivers	Aller, Avon, Axe, Barle, Brue, Cam Brook, Cary, Chew, Congresbury Yeo, East Lyn, Exe, Frome, Haddeo, Hoar Oak Water, Holford, Horner, Huntspill, Isle, Midford Brook, Parret, Severn Estuary, Sheppey, Somer, Tone, Washford, Wellow Brook, West Lyn

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