Emm Brook
Encyclopedia
The Emm Brook, sometimes known as the Embrook or Emmbrook, is a small river in the English
county of Berkshire
. It is a tributary of the River Loddon
which it meets at the village of Hurst
.
The Wokingham
suburb of Emmbrook
is named after the river.
The Emm Brook flows along the eastern boundary of The Emmbrook School
.
The last major flood of The Emm Brook (now officially classified
as a river) occurred on 20th July, 2007. It was a flash flood that breached banks at the Emmbrook School (among others). It destroyed the ground floor rooms and computer suites of The Emmbrook school causing them to be totally rebuilt over the summer holiday. The school's starting date was postponed by two weeks in the next school year.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
. It is a tributary of the River Loddon
River Loddon
The River Loddon is a river in the English counties of Berkshire and Hampshire. It is a tributary of the River Thames, rising within the urban area of Basingstoke and flowing to meet the Thames near the village of Wargrave...
which it meets at the village of Hurst
Hurst, Berkshire
Hurst is a village in the civil parish of St Nicholas Hurst in the English county of Berkshire.-Geography:The parish of St Nicholas Hurst is situated at , north of Wokingham and south of Twyford in the county of Berkshire...
.
The Wokingham
Wokingham
Wokingham is a market town and civil parish in Berkshire in South East England about west of central London. It is about east-southeast of Reading and west of Bracknell. It spans an area of and, according to the 2001 census, has a population of 30,403...
suburb of Emmbrook
Emmbrook, Berkshire
Emmbrook is a suburb of the town of Wokingham in the English county of Berkshire.The suburb takes its name from the Emm Brook, a small river that is a tributary of the River Loddon....
is named after the river.
The Emm Brook flows along the eastern boundary of The Emmbrook School
The Emmbrook School
The Emmbrook School is a co-educational comprehensive school located in Emmbrook, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, for students between 11 and 18 years of age...
.
The last major flood of The Emm Brook (now officially classified
as a river) occurred on 20th July, 2007. It was a flash flood that breached banks at the Emmbrook School (among others). It destroyed the ground floor rooms and computer suites of The Emmbrook school causing them to be totally rebuilt over the summer holiday. The school's starting date was postponed by two weeks in the next school year.