River Bourne, Wiltshire

River Bourne, Wiltshire
River
The River at Winterbourne Gunner
Country	United Kingdom
Region	Wiltshire
Source
- coordinates	51°21′09″N 1°40′17″W / 51.35250°N 1.67139°W / 51.35250; -1.67139
Mouth
- location	Salisbury
- coordinates	51°03′44″N 1°47′22″W / 51.06222°N 1.78944°W / 51.06222; -1.78944Coordinates: 51°03′44″N 1°47′22″W / 51.06222°N 1.78944°W / 51.06222; -1.78944

The River Bourne is a river in the English county of Wiltshire, a tributary of the Salisbury Avon.

The Bourne's source is at the eastern end of the Vale of Pewsey, just south of the village of Burbage. The river cuts through the chalk escarpment at Collingbourne Kingston, to flow south across Salisbury Plain through the town of Tidworth and the village of Shipton Bellinger.

As it continues south the river passes the Bourne Valley villages: Cholderton, Newton Tony, Allington, Boscombe, Idmiston, Porton, Gomeldon, Winterbourne Gunner, Winterbourne Dauntsey, Winterbourne Earls and Hurdcott.^[1] After passing Ford and Laverstock the Bourne joins the Avon in the eastern outskirts of Salisbury.

See also

• List of rivers of England

References

Ceremonial county of Wiltshire
Unitary authorities	Swindon Wiltshire Council
Major settlements	Amesbury Bradford on Avon Bulford Camp Calne Chippenham Corsham Cricklade Devizes Highworth Larkhill Ludgershall Malmesbury Marlborough Melksham Mere Royal Wootton Bassett Salisbury Swindon Tidworth Tisbury Trowbridge Warminster Westbury Wilton Wroughton See also: List of civil parishes in Wiltshire
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