5-756: The River Dun may refer to: River Dun (River Kennet) , in the English counties of Wiltshire and Berkshire River Dun (River Test) , in the English counties of Wiltshire and Hampshire River Dun, an alternative name of the River Don, Yorkshire in England River Dun, Northern Ireland , in County Antrim, Northern Ireland Dun Stone Beck, Horton in Ribblesdale Topics referred to by
10-567: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages River Dun (River Kennet) The River Dun (historically known as Bedwyn Brook ) is a tributary of the River Kennet , flowing through Wiltshire and Berkshire in England . Its main source is in the parish of Great Bedwyn , Wiltshire and it flows 16 kilometres (10 mi) in a northeasterly direction into Berkshire. It discharges into
15-730: The Kennet at Hungerford , which has a smaller average flow and width upstream of that point. The Dun valley is an important transport route through the high chalklands between the London Basin to the east and the Vale of Pewsey to the west. It is the route by which the Kennet and Avon Canal (linking London and Bristol ) enters the Thames basin from the Vale of Pewsey, crossing the watershed with
20-612: The aid of the Bruce Tunnel and Crofton Pumping Station . The later Reading to Plymouth railway linking London and the south-west also follows the valley. The Dun has two named tributaries: the Froxfield Stream joins on the left between Little Bedwyn and Hungerford, and the Shalbourne Stream on the right above Hungerford. During or after the building of the Kennet and Avon Canal in the late 18th century,
25-414: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title River Dun . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=River_Dun&oldid=926368564 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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