River Stort

Stort
River
The Stort above Harlow, Essex
Country	United Kingdom


Source	New Lake
- location	Near Langley, Essex, England
- elevation	130 m (427 ft)
- coordinates	52°00′10″N 0°04′06″E / 52.0027°N 0.0683°E / 52.0027; 0.0683
Mouth	River Lea
- location	Near Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
- elevation	28 m (92 ft)
- coordinates	51°45′52″N 0°00′51″E / 51.7644°N 0.0141°E / 51.7644; 0.0141Coordinates: 51°45′52″N 0°00′51″E / 51.7644°N 0.0141°E / 51.7644; 0.0141

Length	38 km (24 mi)

The River Stort is a river in Essex and Hertfordshire, England. It is 24 miles (38 km) long and flows from just south of the village of Langley to the River Lea at Hoddesdon.

Course

From Langley, the Stort flows in a generally southerly direction through the villages of Clavering and Manuden and the market town of Bishop's Stortford, from which it took its name in the 16th century.^[1]

It then flows past Sawbridgeworth, before it changes direction and flows west past Harlow and Roydon. It finally empties into the Lea at Feildes Weir, Hoddesdon. This 14-mile (22-km) long section was canalised in the 18th century as the Stort Navigation.

External links

References

↑ "River Stort – Stort Navigation". Bishop's Stortford and Thorley, A History and Guide. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

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Major tributaries	River Ash River Beane River Ching River Mimram River Moselle River Rib River Stort

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