The River Severn / Research Papers / Geography / ID: 852218

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ID number:852218

Author: Terēze (1)

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Published: 19.12.2005.

Language: English

Level: College/University

Literature: 2 units

References: Not used

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Table of contents

Nr.	Chapter	Page.
	Introductory	2
	History	5
	The Legend of Sabrina	5
	The Vikings arrive in Shropshire	6
	The River Severn and Shrewsbury	6
	The River as a boundary	7
	Crossing the River Severn	7
	Want to know more about Bridgnorth?	8
	Severn Bridges	9
	Crossing the River	11
	Ironbridge Gorge	13
	Severn Bridge Disaster	14
	The Great Severn Bridge Builders	15
	Thomas Telford	15
	Sir John Fowler	16
	John Gwynn	17
	Thomas Penson	18
	River Trade - The transport of goods	19
	What sorts of things were carried along the river?	19
	What else was sent down the River?	20
	Resources of the Severn	20
	Natural resources of the river	20
	Decline of the River	21
	Map of Shrewsbury	21
	Shaping the landscape	22
	The formation of river cliffs	22
	How are sandy beaches formed	22
	Some of problems of the River Severn	23
	Why did River Severn flood so badly in 1947	24
	Severn Estuary	24
	Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary	25
	Pleasures of the Severn	27
	The Severn Bore	28
	Severn Tides	28
	Where to See the Bore	30
	Riding The Bore	31
	What grows well near the River Severn	33
	Why do farmers farm on the flood plains	34
	Wildlife on the Severn - alien animals	34
	Wildlife on the Severn - alien plants	35
	List of Used Sources	36

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The River Severn is the longest British river- at 354 kilometers long. It rises on the slopes of Plynlimon, in Wales, and passes through the Welsh towns of Llanidloes, Newtown and Welshpool before reaching Shrewsbury, the first English town on the river. Known as the 'King's high stream of Severn', meaning that it was free with no toll to be paid, the river was a principal trade route from medieval times. The Severn becomes the Bristol Channel at its estuary, eventually discharging in to the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The Severn is England’s largest river in terms of water flow.

The Severn is bridged at many places, and many of these bridges are notable in their own right, with several designed and built by the engineer Thomas Telford.

Up to the second half of the 16th century, downstream cargoes included wool, hides and grain while luxury commodities such as wine and foreign goods were brought upriver from Bristol. …

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