| River Sheppey | |
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 River Sheppey at Croscombe
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| Country | England |
| County | Somerset |
| Major city | Shepton Mallet |
| Source | St Aldhelm's Well |
| - location | Doulting, Mendip, Somerset, England |
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| Mouth | River Brue |
| - location | near Westhay, Mendip, Somerset, England |
| - coordinates | |
The River Sheppey has its source in a group of springs west of the village of Doulting, near Shepton Mallet in Somerset, England. Croscombe is a village and Civil parish west of Shepton Mallet and from Wells, in the Mendip district of Somerset, 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 Shepton Mallet is a small rural Town in Somerset, England. It is situated five miles (8 km to the east of Wells, and lies just Doulting is a village and Civil parish east of Shepton Mallet, on the A361, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England Mendip is also a shortened name for The Mendip Hills, from which this district takes its name 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 River Brue originates in the parish of Brewham in Somerset, England. Mendip is also a shortened name for The Mendip Hills, from which this district takes its name 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 Doulting is a village and Civil parish east of Shepton Mallet, on the A361, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England Shepton Mallet is a small rural Town in Somerset, England. It is situated five miles (8 km to the east of Wells, and lies just 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 It flows through the wetlands to the north of the Polden Hills and ultimately joins the River Brue. The Polden Hills are a long low ridge extending for 20 miles and separated from the Mendip Hills, to which they are nearly parallel by a marshy tract known as the Somerset River Brue originates in the parish of Brewham in Somerset, England.
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Route
From Doulting the Sheppey flows south west to Charlton, where parts of its course have been culverted. The river has been diverted underground for much, though not all, of its passage through Shepton Mallet. [1] It reappears at Darshill and then flows south west through Croscombe to Dinder where it flows through the grounds of Dinder House which was built in 1801 and under a bridge which pre-dates the house. Croscombe is a village and Civil parish west of Shepton Mallet and from Wells, in the Mendip district of Somerset, Dinder (which means "the house in the valley" is a small village 2½ miles west of Shepton Mallet, and 2 miles east of Wells in Somerset Dinder House, a grade II Regency Listed building in the small village of Dinder, in Somerset, was built in 1801 by the Rev William [2] It then continues west past Dulcote, Woodford and Coxley. Coxley is a village in the parish of St Cuthbert Out on the River Sheppey, south of Wells in the Mendip district of Somerset,
From Coxley the river flows north through Hay Moor and North Moor, west through Ash Moor, then sharply south through Frogmore and west through Godney. Curry and Hay Moors ( is a 4728 Hectare (11681 acre Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, notified in 1992 North Moor ( is a 6763 Hectare Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, notified in 1986 Godney is a village and Civil parish near Glastonbury on the Somerset Levels in the Mendip district of Somerset, England [1]
At Lower Godney the river is channelled through the James Wear River and the Decoy Rhine to Westhay Level where it joins Whites River and then the River Brue near Westhay. Westhay is a village 4 miles north west of Glastonbury on the Somerset Levels, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. [1]
Ecology
The water quality is generally good however there have been some discharges from sewage treatment works in the area that can contribute to nutrient levels in rivers. Signs of nutrient enrichment are noticeable at times of low flow and the ecology of the Sheppey is adversely affected in its upper reaches. [3]
History
It would appear that the Sheppey was only so-called in the late 19th century. Prior to then, if it was called anything, it was probably Doulting Water or the River Brae. [4]
The Sheppey has been used in the past to power local industry, for example corn and textile mills in the Shepton Mallet area. [5] There may have been more than thirty mills powered by the river and its tributaries in the area of Shepton Mallet, Bowlish and Darshill, although fewer than this number of sites have been positively identified. Bowlish is a hamlet on the A371 road between Shepton Mallet and Croscombe in Somerset, England. [6]
References
- ^ a b c Somerset Topography: Rivers. Somerset County Council. Retrieved on 2008-01-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.
- ^ Bridge over River Sheppey in grounds of Dinder House. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-09-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France.
- ^ The Brue, Axe and North Somerset Streams Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy (PDF). Environment Agency (May 2006). The Environment Agency (Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd is a Non-Departmental Public Body of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and an Assembly Retrieved on 2008-01-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.
- ^ Stone, Alan (2005). Shepton Mallet: A Visible History. Shepton Mallet Local History Group. ISBN 0-9548125-1-4.
- ^ The Inclusion of the Anglo Bavarian Brewery area In the Shepton Mallet Conservation Area (Microsoft Word). Mendip District Council (June 2004). Retrieved on 2008-01-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.
- ^ Shepton Mallet: A Visible History, ibid
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