River Wylye
River Wylye at Norton Bavant
Country	England
Region	Wessex
District	West Wiltshire
Major cities	Maiden Bradley, Warminster, Codford St Peter, Wilton
Length	45 km (28 mi)
Watershed	470 km² (181 sq mi)
Discharge at	Chitterne Brook[1]
- average	0. Norton Bavant is a village and Parish in the County of Wiltshire, in the south west of 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 West Saxon redirects here For other meanings of Wessex or West Saxon see Wessex (disambiguation. The District Council West Wiltshire District Council has forty-four members all elected together for a four-year term of office Maiden Bradley is a small Wiltshire village near the Somerset border and the home of the Duke of Somerset. Warminster is a town in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36, and near Frome and Westbury. Wilton is a town in Wiltshire, (of which it was once the County town) England, with a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons. 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. 3 m³/s (11 cu ft/s)
- maximum	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 6 m³/s (21 cu ft/s)
- minimum	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 1 m³/s (4 cu ft/s)
Source	Rodmead Farm
- location	Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
- coordinates	51°07′25″N 2°18′11″W / 51.12361, -2.30306
- elevation	148 m (486 ft)
Mouth	Confluence with River Nadder
- location	Wilton, Wiltshire, England
- coordinates	51°04′45″N 1°51′45″W / 51.07917, -1.8625
- elevation	69 m (226 ft)

The River Wylye (pronounced 'Why-lee') is a classic southern England chalk stream; champagne clear water flowing over gravel. 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 Maiden Bradley is a small Wiltshire village near the Somerset border and the home of the Duke of Somerset. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye 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 Nadder is one of the Chalk stream rivers of southern England much sought after by fly fishermen because of its clear waters and abundance of brown trout Wilton is a town in Wiltshire, (of which it was once the County town) England, with a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye 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 Chalk streams have characteristics which set them apart from Watercourses associated with other rock types Consequently, it is popular with anglers keen on fly-fishing^[1]. A fisherman or fisher is someone who gathers Fish, Shellfish, or other animals from a body of water Fly fishing is a distinct and ancient Angling method most renowned as a method for catching Trout and Salmon, but employed today for a wide variety of

Contents 1 Course 2 SSSI 3 Wylye Valley 4 Miscellaneous 5 Villages 6 References

Course

It rises just south of Maiden Bradley and after flowing through the Deverill valley, forms the southern edge of Warminster. Maiden Bradley is a small Wiltshire village near the Somerset border and the home of the Duke of Somerset. Warminster is a town in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36, and near Frome and Westbury. It then heads generally east south east, forming the Wylye Valley, into which the A36 road and the Wessex Main Line are also squeezed. The A36 is a Trunk road and Primary route in England that links the port city of Southampton to the city of Bath. The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. The river forms part of the southern edge of Salisbury Plain. Salisbury Plain is a Chalk Plateau in central southern England covering. It is fed by ephemeral, winterbourne streams so water flow can vary^[2]. A winterbourne is a Stream or River that is dry through the Summer months

The river forms part of the River Avon catchment. The River Avon is a River in the counties of Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset in the south of England, sometimes distinguished A catchment is any device or structure that captures Water. At Wilton it joins the River Nadder and eventually drains to the sea at Christchurch as part of the River Avon. Wilton is a town in Wiltshire, (of which it was once the County town) England, with a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons. The River Nadder is one of the Chalk stream rivers of southern England much sought after by fly fishermen because of its clear waters and abundance of brown trout Geography and administration Although within the historic county boundaries of Hampshire, at the time of the 1974 local government re-organisation it was considered The River Avon is a River in the counties of Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset in the south of England, sometimes distinguished

SSSI

In parts the river flows through various SSSI^[3]:

• Steeple Langford Down
• Wylye and Church Dean Downs

Wylye Valley

The Wylye valley is a picturesque valley dotted with small chocolate box villages comprised of thatched cottages and stone-built pubs. A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a Conservation designation denoting a Protected area in the United Kingdom. Steeple Langford Down ( is a 2175 Hectare Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1971 Wylye and Church Dean Downs ( is a 809 Hectare Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1951 Chocolate box art originally referred literally to decorations on Chocolate Boxes Over the years the terminology has developed and is now applied broadly

Miscellaneous

• A vineyard is located near the river's source^[4]. A vineyard is a Plantation of Grape -bearing Vines grown mainly for Winemaking, but also Raisins Table grapes and non-alcoholic
• Both Wilton and Wiltshire (Wilton - shire) are named after the river. There is also a village of Wylye.
• It forms one of the five rivers referred to in the novel Sarum

Villages

The villages located on the River Wylye include (source to confluence):

• Kingston Deverill
• Monkton Deverill
• Brixton Deverill
• Longbridge Deverill
• Crockerton
• Norton Bavant
• Heytesbury
• Upton Lovell
• Boyton
• Ashton Gifford (a Tything)
• Codford
• Stockton
• Bapton
• Wylye
• Hanging Langford
• Sherrington
• Wilton

References

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