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Description: Runs 34 miles from Thorney Mills to the river mouth at Bridgwater Bar. The river is tidal for 27 miles up to Oath.
History: Promoted by Acts of 1699, 1707, 1795 and 1804. Opened for navigation in 1840.
For more details see the History page.
Subordinate Waterways:
Navigation Authority: : Environment Agency Recreation and Navigation, Region: South West Region, Manley House, Kestral Way, Exeter EX2 7LQ: Telephone 01392 444000 : Fax 01392 444238 : (Covering the river above Bridgwater.).
Navigation Authority: : Sedgemoor District Council, Bridgwater House, King Square Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 3AR: Telephone 01278 435435 : (Covering the river below Bridgwater.).
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.Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions: Length 54 foot, beam 14 foot. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page
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River Parrett: Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Thorney Mills Bridge Lock |
Disused lock and head of navigation |
0 |
1 |
N |
ST426228 |
997 |
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Junction with River Isle and Westport Canal |
0.8 |
1 |
N |
ST417235 |
997 |
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Junction with River Yeo |
3 |
1 |
N |
ST424262 |
997 |
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Langport Bridge |
A378 road bridge |
3.8 |
1 |
N |
ST415266 |
997 |
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Langport Lock |
4 |
2 |
U |
ST415269 |
997 |
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Oath Flood Gates |
6.5 |
3 |
N |
ST382278 |
997 |
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Stathe Bridge |
7.5 |
3 |
N |
ST375290 |
997 |
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River Tone Junction |
Burrow Bridge |
9 |
3 |
N |
ST358301 |
997 |
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Railway Bridge (Taunton to Bristol Line) |
14.1 |
3 |
N |
ST310356 |
997 |
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Bridgwater Town Bridge |
A38 road bridge |
15.3 |
3 |
N |
ST301368 |
997 |
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Junction with Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Junction with the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal |
15.6 |
3 |
N |
ST298375 |
997 |
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Dunball |
18.8 |
3 |
N |
ST308407 |
997 |
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Combwich |
23.8 |
3 |
N |
ST262423 |
997 |
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Stert Point |
27.9 |
3 |
N |
ST291470 |
997 |
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Junction with River Brue Junction with Branch to Highbridge |
28.4 |
3 |
N |
SK297476 |
128 |
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Burnham-on-Sea |
29.3 |
3 |
N |
ST299493 |
997 |
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Bridgwater Bar |
Mouth of river |
34.3 |
3 |
N |
ST227493 |
997 |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.