River Dever
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The River Dever is a river (icon) in the English
county of Hampshire
. It is a tributary of the River Test
.
The river rises alongside the A33
at around and flows west through the villages of Micheldever
, Weston Colley
, Stoke Charity
, Wonston
, Sutton Scotney
, Upper and Lower Bullington, Barton Stacey
, and flows into the Test near Wherwell
.
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 Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. It is a tributary of the River Test
River Test
The River Test is a river in Hampshire, England. The river has a total length of 40 miles and it flows through downland from its source near Ashe, 10 km to the west of Basingstoke , to the sea at the head of Southampton Water...
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The river rises alongside the A33
A33 road
The A33 is a major road in England. The road formerly ran from Reading to Southampton, but now consists of three disjoint sections:*Reading to Basingstoke*The A30 road south of Basingstoke to just north of Winchester...
at around and flows west through the villages of Micheldever
Micheldever
Micheldever is a village in Hampshire, England, situated 6 miles north of Winchester.It lies upon the River Dever . The river, and village, formerly part of Stratton Park, lie on a Hampshire grass downland, underlain with chalk and flint...
, Weston Colley
Weston Colley
Weston Colley is a hamlet of about twenty dwellings, adjacent to Micheldever, Winchester, Hampshire, England. It is within the City of Winchester local government ward of Wonston And Micheldever...
, Stoke Charity
Stoke Charity
Stoke Charity is a small village that lies within the Wonston civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Winchester, which lies approximately 6.1 miles south-west from the village....
, Wonston
Wonston
Wonston is a village and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. The village has an estimated population of 1,283 in the census of 2001...
, Sutton Scotney
Sutton Scotney
Sutton Scotney is a village in Hampshire, England. It is part of the City of Winchester district, and lies north of Winchester proper.It lies alongside the River Dever and is now bypassed by the A34 trunk road. It is notable for having been the site of numerous Spitfire crashes in the Second World...
, Upper and Lower Bullington, Barton Stacey
Barton Stacey
Barton Stacey is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, situated about seven miles south-east of Andover.-Civil Parish:The total area of the civil parish is 5,027 acres ....
, and flows into the Test near Wherwell
Wherwell
Wherwell is a village on the River Test in Hampshire, England. The name may derive from its bubbling springs resulting in the Middle Ages place name “Hwerwyl” noted in AD 955, possibly meaning “kettle springs” or “cauldron springs.” Pronunciation of the name has ranged from “Hurrell” to “Wer-rel”...
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