Several small springs merge into the river near Wadeford it then flows north past Donyatt, Ilminster, Puckington, and Isle Abbotts, before joining the Parrett. The first section of the river falls 250 feet (76 m) in 6 miles (9.7 km) and then falls less steeply falling 80 feet (24 m) during the subsequent 8 miles (13 km).[1] As a result, several mills were built on the upper reaches of the river. At least one mill was in existence at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086. These mills were an important part of the local economy connecting with the wool trade.[2]
A lock was built at the junction with the River Parrett, to maintain water levels, when the Westport Canal was built in the 1830s. The canal joins the river approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) before the confluence with the Parrett.[4]
Near Ilton and Puckington, the Isle is joined by Cad Brook. The name of this stream is first attested in a thirteenth-century copy of a perhaps tenth-century forgery of a charter purporting to date from 725,[6] as Caducburne. The name is attested again in the fifteenth century as Cadde. The second element of this name is an Old English word meaning "stream", but the origin of the first element is less certain. In 1928, Eilert Ekwall guessed that Caduc was a diminutive form of a personal nameCada, thus meaning "Caduc's stream".[7] By 1936 he had concluded that the name included a rare Old English word for jackdaw, cadac, in which case the river name meant "jackdaw stream".[8] But Andrew Breeze has more recently suggested that caduc was actually a Brittonic name for the stream, adopted into Old English with burn as an explanatory addition, and that it is related to the Modern Welsh word caddug ("mist, gloom, darkness").[9]
The stream gave its name to the hamlet of Cad Green.[9] By the 1920s, the stream itself seems to have been called the Ding,[7] but recent maps show Cad Brook, suggesting that Cad Green has in turn given its name back to the stream from which it was named.[citation needed]
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^"River Isle". Somerset Rivers. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
^Warren, Derrick. . Combe St Nicholas. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
^"Road Bridge over River Isle". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
^"River Isle". Somerset Rivers. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
^"Chard Reservoir leaflet" (PDF). south Somerset Council. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
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^ abEilert Ekwall, English River-names (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1928), p. 58.
^Eilert Ekwall, Studies on English Place-names, Kungl. Vitterhets historie och antikvitets akademiens handlingar, 42:1 (Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand, 1936), p. 85.
^ abAndrew Breeze, 'Cad Green, Ilton, Somerset', in Richard Coates, Andrew Breeze, and David Horovitz, Celtic Voices English Places: Studies of the Celtic Impact on Place-Names in England (Stamford: Tyas, 2000), pp. 83-84 [first publ. 'The Name of Cad Green, Ilton', Notes and Queries for Somerset and Dorset, 34 [351 of the continuous series] (2000), 355-56].
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river, isle, this, article, about, river, somerset, england, river, france, isle, river, also, known, river, flows, from, source, near, combe, nicholas, through, somerset, england, discharges, into, river, parrett, south, langport, near, midelney, isle, brewer. This article is about the river in Somerset England For the river in France see Isle river The River Isle also known as the River Ile flows from its source near Combe St Nicholas through Somerset England and discharges into the River Parrett south of Langport near Midelney River IsleRiver Isle at Isle BrewersLocationCountryEnglandCountySomersetRegionSomerset LevelsCitiesIsle Brewers Ilminster Knowle St Giles Chard SomersetPhysical characteristicsSource locationCombe St Nicholas Somerset England coordinates50 55 10 N 2 56 23 W 50 91944 N 2 93972 W 50 91944 2 93972MouthRiver Parrett locationSomerset England coordinates51 00 32 N 2 49 55 W 51 00889 N 2 83194 W 51 00889 2 83194Length14 mi 23 km Several small springs merge into the river near Wadeford it then flows north past Donyatt Ilminster Puckington and Isle Abbotts before joining the Parrett The first section of the river falls 250 feet 76 m in 6 miles 9 7 km and then falls less steeply falling 80 feet 24 m during the subsequent 8 miles 13 km 1 As a result several mills were built on the upper reaches of the river At least one mill was in existence at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 These mills were an important part of the local economy connecting with the wool trade 2 The road bridge over the river at Knowle St Giles is a Grade II listed building 3 A lock was built at the junction with the River Parrett to maintain water levels when the Westport Canal was built in the 1830s The canal joins the river approximately 1 mile 1 6 km before the confluence with the Parrett 4 Chard Reservoir was built by damming the river in the 1840s to provide water for the Chard Canal 5 Tributaries editNear Ilton and Puckington the Isle is joined by Cad Brook The name of this stream is first attested in a thirteenth century copy of a perhaps tenth century forgery of a charter purporting to date from 725 6 as Caducburne The name is attested again in the fifteenth century as Cadde The second element of this name is an Old English word meaning stream but the origin of the first element is less certain In 1928 Eilert Ekwall guessed that Caduc was a diminutive form of a personal name Cada thus meaning Caduc s stream 7 By 1936 he had concluded that the name included a rare Old English word for jackdaw cadac in which case the river name meant jackdaw stream 8 But Andrew Breeze has more recently suggested that caduc was actually a Brittonic name for the stream adopted into Old English with burn as an explanatory addition and that it is related to the Modern Welsh word caddug mist gloom darkness 9 The stream gave its name to the hamlet of Cad Green 9 By the 1920s the stream itself seems to have been called the Ding 7 but recent maps show Cad Brook suggesting that Cad Green has in turn given its name back to the stream from which it was named citation needed References edit River Isle Somerset Rivers Retrieved 2 September 2011 Warren Derrick Mills of the Isle Combe St Nicholas Archived from the original on 31 March 2012 Retrieved 2 September 2011 Road Bridge over River Isle British Listed Buildings Retrieved 2 September 2011 River Isle Somerset Rivers Retrieved 2 September 2011 Chard Reservoir leaflet PDF south Somerset Council Retrieved 18 November 2010 Electronic Sawyer esawyer lib cam ac uk Retrieved 31 May 2023 a b Eilert Ekwall English River names Oxford Clarendon Press 1928 p 58 Eilert Ekwall Studies on English Place names Kungl Vitterhets historie och antikvitets akademiens handlingar 42 1 Stockholm Wahlstrom amp Widstrand 1936 p 85 a b Andrew Breeze Cad Green Ilton Somerset in Richard Coates Andrew Breeze and David Horovitz Celtic Voices English Places Studies of the Celtic Impact on Place Names in England Stamford Tyas 2000 pp 83 84 first publ The Name of Cad Green Ilton Notes and Queries for Somerset and Dorset 34 351 of the continuous series 2000 355 56 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title River Isle amp oldid 1157875203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
