| River Chew | |
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 River Chew between Stanton Drew and Pensford
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| Country |  England |
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| County | Somerset |
| District | Chew Valley |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Strode Brook, Winford Brook |
| Source | Chewton Mendip |
| - location | Mendip Hills, Somerset, England |
| - elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
| Mouth | River Avon, Bristol |
| - location | Keynsham, Somerset, England |
| - elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
| Length | 27 km (17 mi) |
| Basin | 145 km² (56 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Keynsham |
| - average | 1. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. This article is about the village For information on the prehistoric stone circles see Stanton Drew stone circles Stanton Drew ( is a small Pensford ( is a village in the Civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county The Chew Valley is an area in North Somerset, England named after the River Chew, which rises at Chewton Mendip, and joins the River Avon Chewton Mendip is a village and Civil parish in the Mendip District of Somerset, England. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The River Avon is a River in the south west of England. Because of a number of other River Avons in England this river is often also known as the Lower Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Keynsham (ˈkeɪnʃm is a Town between Bristol and Bath in south-west England. 18 m³/s (42 cu ft/s) |
| - max | 20 m³/s (706 cu ft/s) |
| - min | 0. CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units The cubic foot is an imperial and US customary (non- metric) unit of Volume, used in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units The cubic foot is an imperial and US customary (non- metric) unit of Volume, used in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units 5 m³/s (18 cu ft/s) |
 Topographical map of the Chew Valley
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The River Chew is a small river in England. CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units The cubic foot is an imperial and US customary (non- metric) unit of Volume, used in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units The Chew Valley is an area in North Somerset, England named after the River Chew, which rises at Chewton Mendip, and joins the River Avon "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It merges with the River Avon after 17 miles forming the Chew Valley. The River Avon is a River in the south west of England. Because of a number of other River Avons in England this river is often also known as the Lower The Chew Valley is an area in North Somerset, England named after the River Chew, which rises at Chewton Mendip, and joins the River Avon
The spring from which the Chew rises is just upstream from Chewton Mendip. Chewton Mendip is a village and Civil parish in the Mendip District of Somerset, England. The river flows North West from Chewton Mendip through Litton, Chew Valley Lake, Chew Stoke, Chew Magna and Stanton Drew. Litton ( is a small village between Chewton Mendip and West Harptree in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. Location Chew Valley Lake in the Chew Valley at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, surrounded by meadows and woods and close to the villages of Chew Chew Stoke is a small village and Civil parish in the Chew Valley, in Somerset, England about south of Bristol. Chew Magna ( is a village within the Chew Valley in North East Somerset, England This article is about the village For information on the prehistoric stone circles see Stanton Drew stone circles Stanton Drew ( is a small The river passes under the A37 at Pensford almost making the old church and pub garden into an island. The A37 is a major Road in southern England. It runs north from the A35 at Dorchester in Dorset into Somerset through Pensford ( is a village in the Civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. The river then flows through the villages of Publow, Woollard, Compton Dando and Chewton Keynsham before joining the River Avon at Keynsham. Publow is a small village in the Civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. Woollard is a small village on the River Chew in the Chew Valley, Somerset Compton Dando ( is a small village on the River Chew in the Chew Valley, Somerset. Chewton Keynsham ( is a small village on the River Chew in the Chew Valley, Somerset. Keynsham (ˈkeɪnʃm is a Town between Bristol and Bath in south-west England. For much of its route a footpath the Two Rivers Way. In total the Chew flows for some 17 miles through the North Somerset countryside.
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The name 'Chew'
The name 'Chew' has Celtic origins, but its exact meaning isn't certain, however there have been several explanations, including "winding water",[1] the EW being a variant of the French EAU meaning water. The word CHEWER is a western dialect for a narrow passage and CHARE is Old English for turning. Many believe that the name CHEW began in Normandy as CHEUX, and came to England with the Norman Conquest during the 11th century. [2]
However, some people agree with Ekwall’s interpretation that it is derived from the Welsh "cyw" meaning "the young of an animal, or chicken", so that "afon Cyw" would have been "the river of the chickens". [3]
Other possible explanations suggest it comes from the Old English word cēo ‘fish gill’, used in the transferred sense of a ravine, in a similar way to Old Norse gil, or possibly a derogatory nickname from Middle English chowe ‘chough’, Old English cēo, a bird closely related to the crow and the jackdaw, notorious for its chattering and thieving. [4]
According to Robinson it is named after the Viking war god Tiw. [5]
Edit note: The book on Somerset place-names by Robinson is utterly discredited as a reliable source and should not be taken as in any way authoritative. For a more academically reliable account, see the article by Dr Michael Costen, "Place-Name Evidence in South Avon", Avon Past, Vol. 1, 1979, p14.
The river suffered a major flood in 1968 with serious damage to towns and villages along its route, including sweeping away the bridge at Pensford. Pensford ( is a village in the Civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. [6]
Fishing
Fishing rights for the Millground and Chewton sections of the river are owned by Keynsham Angling Club. The Mill Ground stretch of the River Chew is comprised of the six left-bank fields (looking downstream) from Chewton Place at Chewton Keynsham to the Albert Mill, Keynsham. Keynsham (ˈkeɪnʃm is a Town between Bristol and Bath in south-west England. The water is home to a good stock of sizeable Chub, Roach, European perch and Rudd, along with good numbers of Gudgeon, Dace and Trout. For European Chubs other than this particular species see Squalius. The European perch ( Perca fluviatilis) is a highly predatory species of Perch found in Europe and Asia. Gudgeon is a common name for a number of small Freshwater fishes of the families Cyprinidae, Eleotridae or Ptereleotridae. The Common Dace ( Leuciscus leuciscus) also known as the Dare or the Dart, is a freshwater or Brackish Fish belonging The brown trout ( Salmo trutta morpha fario and S trutta morpha lacustris) and the sea trout ( S In the Chewton section waters are much more 'wild' than the Mill Ground, with overhanging trees and fast-flowing runs, leading to deeper eddies and pools. Not all swims are fishable and some will need hacking out before angling, but this is a classic roving river. Trout, Grayling and Chub lurk in the shady, meandering stream, along with a good showing of Dace, Roach and Eel. The grayling ( Thymallus thymallus) is a Species of Freshwater Fish in the Salmon family (family Salmonidae) The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is a snake-like facultatively catadromous fish which can reach in exceptional cases a length of 1½ m, but is
Any Flood alerts for this river are available from the Environment Agency River Chew from Chewstoke to Keynsham page
References
- ^ History of the River Chew. River Chew Web Site. Retrieved on 2006-07-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
- ^ Normandy, France - Ancestor's Stories. Retrieved on 2006-07-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1928). English River-Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-869119-X.
- ^ What we know about the Chew Family. Retrieved on 2006-07-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
- ^ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press Ltd. ISBN 1874336032.
- ^ The great flood of 1968. Memories of Bristol. Retrieved on 2006-01-04. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina.
External links
For further information, visit the dedicated River Chew website at www.riverchew.co.uk
Gallery
 Bridge at Pensford. Pensford ( is a village in the Civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. |
 Bridge at Publow. Publow is a small village in the Civil parish of Publow and Pensford in Bath and North East Somerset, England. |
 Bridge at Stanton Drew. This article is about the village For information on the prehistoric stone circles see Stanton Drew stone circles Stanton Drew ( is a small |
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