River Chew

The River Chew is a small river in England. It starts at the Chew Valley Lake and merges with the River Avon after 17 miles.

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The spring from which the Chew rises is just upstream from Chewton Mendip. The river flows North West from Chewton Mendip through Litton, Chew Valley Lake, Chew Stoke, Chew Magna and Stanton Drew. The river passes under the A37 at Pensford almost making the old church and pub garden into an island. The river then flows through the villages of Publow, Woollard, Compton Dando and Chewton Keynsham before joining the River Avon at Keynsham. For much of its route a footpath the Two Rivers Way. In total the Chew flows for some 17 miles through the North Somerset countryside.

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The name 'Chew' has Celtic origins, but its exact meaning isn't certain.

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