Nine Mile River is a small river in Wiltshire

Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...

, England

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...

. The river is not actually nine miles long; it derives its name from carters, who reckoned they were nine miles from Salisbury

Salisbury

Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...

 when they reached it. The river rises in the civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 of Milston

Milston

Milston is a civil parish in Wiltshire situated approximately 12 miles north of Salisbury and is separated from neighbouring Durrington by the River Avon. The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and means "middlemost farm/settlement". It consists of two hamlets: Milston and Brigmerston, plus some farm...

 and joins the River Avon

River Avon, Hampshire

The River Avon is a river in the south of England. The river rises in the county of Wiltshire and flows through the city of Salisbury and the county of Hampshire before reaching the English Channel through Christchurch Harbour in the county of Dorset....

 in the village of Bulford

Bulford

Bulford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, close to Salisbury Plain. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,698.The name is derived from the Old English bulut ieg ford meaning 'ragged robin island ford'....

. At about halfway through its course, still in the parish of Milston, it is joined by the small Damson Brook

Damson Brook

Damson Brook is a small river in Wiltshire, United Kingdom. It rises in the civil parish of Bulford, just north of Bulford Camp. After two miles it joins Nine Mile River in the civil parish of Milston, which in turn flows into the River Avon....

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