River Stour, Warwickshire

River Stour, Warwickshire

The River Stour is a river in Warwickshire, England. It is a tributary of the Avon, which it joins at Stratford-upon-Avon. The source of the River Stour is in Traitors Ford; it joins the Avon at Clifford Chambers.

The River Stour passes through the town of Shipston-on-Stour. The A3400 road roughly follows the course of the river from Stratford-upon-Avon, through the villages of Halford, Ettington and Tredington.

ee also

*Rivers of the United Kingdom


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