The name is of Celtic origin, and means "broad stream".[1]
In the Middle Ages, the Leadon flowed in two branches for the last two miles. The main stream, known as the New Leadon, flowed south of Over to join the river south of Over Bridge. The river was prone to flooding, and to alleviate the problem the river was diverted in 1867 to flow along the branch previously known as the Old Leadon, and now the only course of the river, flowing into the Severn north of Over.[4]
river, leadon, river, herefordshire, gloucestershire, england, tributary, river, severn, rises, just, south, village, acton, beauchamp, flows, south, past, bosbury, town, ledbury, which, takes, name, from, river, then, flows, south, east, past, dymock, upleado. The River Leadon ˈ l ɛ d ɒ n is a river in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire England a tributary of the River Severn It rises just south of the village of Acton Beauchamp and flows south past Bosbury to the town of Ledbury which takes its name from the river 1 It then flows south and east past Dymock Upleadon and Highleadon to join the Severn at Over just west of Gloucester The river is approximately 32 miles 51 km long 2 3 River LeadonThe Leadon from Wedderburn BridgeDischarge location within GloucestershireLocationCountryEnglandCountiesGloucestershire HerefordshirePhysical characteristicsSource locationActon Beauchamp coordinates52 08 20 N 2 27 52 W 52 1390 N 2 4645 W 52 1390 2 4645 elevation155 m 509 ft Mouth locationRiver Severn coordinates51 52 40 N 2 16 03 W 51 8778 N 2 2675 W 51 8778 2 2675Length51 4 km 31 9 mi Discharge locationWedderburn Bridge average2 0 m3 s 71 cu ft s The name is of Celtic origin and means broad stream 1 In the Middle Ages the Leadon flowed in two branches for the last two miles The main stream known as the New Leadon flowed south of Over to join the river south of Over Bridge The river was prone to flooding and to alleviate the problem the river was diverted in 1867 to flow along the branch previously known as the Old Leadon and now the only course of the river flowing into the Severn north of Over 4 The Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal was built through the valley of the Leadon in 1795 and converted into the Ledbury and Gloucester Railway in the 1880s References edit a b Mills A R and Room A A Dictionary of British Place Names Oxford University Press Leadon conf Preston Bk to conf R Severn Catchment Data Explorer Environment Agency Retrieved 20 April 2016 Leadon source to conf Preston Bk Catchment Data Explorer Environment Agency Retrieved 20 April 2016 Victoria County History of Gloucestershire ChurchamExternal links edit nbsp Media related to River Leadon at Wikimedia Commons This article related to a river in England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title River Leadon amp oldid 1127627165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
