Pillhill Brook

Pillhill Brook at Fyfield

Pilhill Brook is a 9.9-kilometre-long (6.2 mi) tributary of the River Anton in Hampshire, England.[1] It is a chalk stream, known for its trout fishing.

Toponomy

The brook is believed to have been called the Ann, or Anna.[2] The name aqua de Anne is found in the Close Rolls in 1228.[3]

Course

The brook rises near Fyfield and passes Thruxton before flowing through Anna Valley past the villages of Abbotts Ann, Little Ann and Amport, joining the River Anton near Upper Clatford,[2] which flows in turn into the River Test.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Pillhill Brook". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 Eilert Ekwall (1928). English River Names. OUP. p. 15.
  3. ↑ Close Roll, 1228 - reproduced as Close Rolls. Public Record Office. 1902–1938.

Catchment map

Coordinates: 51°11′45″N 1°29′31″W / 51.1957°N 1.4919°W / 51.1957; -1.4919


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