Cam Brook, Somerset

Geobox River
name = Cam Brook
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image_caption = Weir on Cam Brook at Combe Hay
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country = England
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state = Somerset
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district = Bath and North East Somerset
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city = Cameley
city1 = Temple Cloud
city2 = Camerton
city3 = Dunkerton
city4 = Combe Hay
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source_location = Hinton Blewitt
source_district = Bath and North East Somerset
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source_state = Somerset
source_country = England
source_lat_d = 51
source_lat_m = 18
source_lat_s = 26
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source_long_d = 2
source_long_m = 35
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mouth_name = Midford Brook
mouth_location = Midford
mouth_district = Bath and North East Somerset
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mouth_state = Somerset
mouth_country = England
mouth_lat_d = 51
mouth_lat_m = 20
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mouth_long_d = 2
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mouth_long_s = 32
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map_caption = The Cam brook is a small river in Somerset, England.

It rises near Hinton Blewitt, flows through Cameley, Temple Cloud, Camerton, Dunkerton and Combe Hay. It then joins the Wellow Brook at Midford to form Midford Brook before joining the River Avon close to the Dundas Aqueduct.

Along its length are the remains of the Somerset Coal Canal which originally took its water from Cam brook, and serviced the Somerset coalfield.

The valley sides are rounded and undulating through erosion. There are several springs dotted along the valley sides and the resultant streams are often lined with trees. The junction of the valley sides with the base is usually gentle and rounded and the valley floors are narrow but flat with the brooks meandering freely across their flood plain. The brook is quite deep in places and frequently has steep sides. [cite web | title=Area 12 Cam and Wellow Brook Valleys | work=BANES Rural Landscapes | url=http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/environmentandplanning/planningservices/Landscape/rlarea12.htm | accessdate=2006-10-09]

Much of the Ealing comedy "The Titfield Thunderbolt" was shot in the valley on the Camerton branch line, which began nearby, and the cricket scene was filmed near the viaduct hotel at Limpley Stoke.

The area is of interest to the Cam Valley Wildlife Group.

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