The River Avon or Avon is a river in or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in the Midlands of England. It is also known as the Upper Avon, Warwickshire Avon or Shakespeare's Avon. The river has a total length of 96 miles (154 km). Avon is an anglicisation of the Welsh word for 'river' (spelled afon in Welsh)
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Proposed Extention |
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Proposed connection to Grand Union |
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NEW Johnson's Garden Lock and weir |
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NEW Prince's Drive Lock and weir |
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Canalisation of River Leam |
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NEW Castle Lock |
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Warwick Castle weirs |
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Barlord weir and NEW Lock |
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Barlord loop and Possible bypass canal |
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NEW Hampton lock |
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Hampton Lucy weirs |
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Alveston weirs and NEW Lock |
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Safe limit for shallow craft |
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Red House (safe limit of navigation) |
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A422 Clopton Bridge |
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Stratford-upon-Avon Canal |
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Colin P Witter Lock |
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A4390 Seven Meadows Road |
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Weir Brake Lock |
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Stan Glover Lock |
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WA Cadbury Lock |
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Pilgrim Lock |
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Elsie and Hiram Billington Lock |
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Inland Waterways Assoc Lock |
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Robert Aickman New Lock |
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George Billington Lock |
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A46(T) Simon De Montford Bridge |
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Railway Bridge |
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Evesham Lock |
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A44 Bridge |
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Railway Bridge |
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Chadbury Lock |
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Railway Bridge |
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Fladbury Lock |
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Wyre Lock |
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Pershore Lock |
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B4084 Pershore New Bridge |
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Nafford Lock |
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