Museums · South East England
River Ebble
In or near Salisbury.
The River Ebble is one of the five rivers of the English city of Salisbury. Rising at Alvediston to the west of the city, it joins the River Avon at Bodenham, near Nunton.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Salisbury · 5.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
The River Ebble is one of the five rivers of the English city of Salisbury. Rising at Alvediston to the west of the city, it joins the River Avon at Bodenham, near Nunton.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The River Ebble is one of the five rivers of the English city of Salisbury. Rising at Alvediston to the west of the city, it joins the River Avon at Bodenham, near Nunton.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The Ebble rises at Alvediston, 12 mi to the west of Salisbury, at . It joins the River Avon 2+1/2 mi southeast of the city at Bodenham () after flowing through Ebbesbourne Wake, Fifield Bavant, Little London, Knapp, Mount Sorrel, Broad Chalke, Stoke Farthing, Bishopstone, Stratford Tony, Coombe Bissett, Odstock and Nunton. The River Chalke is the most significant tributary, rising in Bowerchalke and flowing through the Chalke Valley to join the Ebble at Mount Sorrel in Broad Chalke. The Chalke also provides a steady, year round flow, so that the winterbourne section of the Ebble is only from Alvediston to Knapp. The flow of the Ebble is augmented at Little London by several pumped boreholes…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0334, -1.7582
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Odstock
- Postcode
- SP5 4EU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salisbury
- Nearest railway station
- Salisbury — 5.3 km
Sources
- wikipedia: River Ebble (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is River Ebble?
- River Ebble is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP5 4EU), in the parish of Odstock.
- What is River Ebble?
- The River Ebble is one of the five rivers of the English city of Salisbury. Rising at Alvediston to the west of the city, it joins the River Avon at Bodenham, near Nunton.
- How do I get to River Ebble?
- The nearest railway station is Salisbury, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode SP5 4EU.
- Is River Ebble a protected site?
- Yes — River Ebble is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to River Ebble?
- The nearest railway station is Salisbury, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SP5 4EU.