River Kenwater

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River Kenwater in Leominster

The River Kenwater is a short tributary of the River Lugg. [1] It is also an offshoot of that river, separating from it about 2 kilometres north-west of Leominster at 52°14′14″N2°45′29″W / 52.2371807°N 2.7580419°W / 52.2371807; -2.7580419 ; it flows through the town and re-joins the Lugg just outside Leominster's east boundary, at 52°13′50″N2°43′54″W / 52.2304265°N 2.7315747°W / 52.2304265; -2.7315747 .

River Lugg river in the United Kingdom

The River Lugg rises near Llangynllo, Powys. It flows through the border town of Presteigne, Wales then through Herefordshire, England, to the south of Leominster where it meets a tributary, the River Arrow. Its confluence with the River Wye is at Mordiford, 9 miles (14 km) downstream of Hereford and 45 miles (72 km) from its source.

Leominster town in Herefordshire, England

Leominster is a market town in Herefordshire, England, and is located at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater, approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of the city of Hereford and approx 7 miles south of the Shropshire border, 11 miles from Ludlow in Shropshire. With a population of approximately 11,700 people, Leominster is the largest of the five towns in the county surrounding the City of Hereford.

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References

  1. Hereford and Leominster (Landranger Maps) (B2 ed.), Ordnance Survey, 2007, ISBN   978-0-319-22953-8

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Coordinates: 52°13′50″N2°43′54″W / 52.2305°N 2.7318°W / 52.2305; -2.7318

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