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    The River Chew is a small river in England that flows for some 17 miles (27 km) through the North Somerset countryside to form the Chew Valley before...
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    Chew Valley Lake (grid reference ST5659) is a reservoir in Chew Stoke, Chew Valley, Somerset, England. It is the fifth-largest artificial lake in the...
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  • The Chew Valley is an affluent area in North Somerset, England, named after the River Chew, which rises at Chewton Mendip, and joins the River Avon at...
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    reflecting the history of the village. The River Chew flows through the village. Just outside the village is Chew Magna Reservoir: this small Bristol Water...
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    of Chew Valley Lake, which was created in the 1950s, close to a dam, pumping station, sailing club, and fishing lodge. A tributary of the River Chew, which...
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    Yeo and River Chew to the River Avon. The footpath passes through the villages of Chew Stoke, Chew Magna and Compton Dando. "Two Rivers Way". Long Distance...
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    Somerset coalfield. Pensford colliery opened in 1909 and closed in 1955. The River Chew suffered a major flood in 1968 with serious damage to towns and villages...
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    side of the island is also the mouth of the River Chew. Hanham is the last tidal lock, after which the river is joined by Brislington Brook. Netham Lock...
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    Norton, Radstock, Westfield, Saltford and the Chew Valley. The area has varied geography including river valleys and rolling hills. The history of human...
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    confluence of the River Chew and River Avon and was subject to serious flooding before the creation of Chew Valley Lake and river level controls at Keynsham...
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    and Southwest England in particular the Chew Valley and some areas of Bristol, notably Bedminster. The River Chew suffered a major flood in 1968 with serious...
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    gorge opposite Jacob's Ladder. The gorge is susceptible to flooding. In the Chew Stoke flood of 1968, the flow of water washed large boulders down the gorge...
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  • may also refer to: River Chew, in Somerset, England Chew (comics), an American comic book series Chew (film), an upcoming film The Chew, an American cooking-themed...
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    levels and moors of mid and west Somerset. In the north of the county the River Chew flows into the Bristol Avon. The Parrett is tidal almost to Langport,...
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    Winscombe Wookey Hole Rivers and lakes River Axe Cheddar Yeo River Chew River Yeo Lox Yeo River Blagdon Lake Cheddar Reservoir Chew Valley Lake Litton Reservoirs...
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    valley on the Mendip Hills, is the source of the River Chew and is therefore on the edge of the Chew Valley. The parish includes the hamlets of Bathway...
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    Romano-British-style temple (Romano-Celtic temple) excavated on Pagans Hill at Chew Stoke in the English county of Somerset. The temple faced east and was first...
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    ISBN 0-905459-16-4. Moore, James; Rice, Roy; Hucker, Ernest (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN 0-9526702-0-8. "Church of St John...
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    hexagonal in plan. It is on the road between Chew Magna and Pensford and close to the bridge over the River Chew. It was built around 1793 by the West Harptree...
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    villages and specifically the gorge has been subject to flooding. In the Chew Stoke flood of 1968 the flow of water washed large boulders down the gorge...
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    catchment River Avon (MS) River Trym (R) Hazel Brook (R) River Frome (R) River Malago (The Malago) (L) Brislington Brook (L) Siston Brook (R) River Chew (L)...
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    declining species with small populations in a tributary of the Mells River and the River Chew. The dry stone walls that divide the pasture into fields are a...
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    to carry the Bristol and North Somerset Railway over the valley of the River Chew. The contractor was J. Perry, of Tredegar Works, Bow. During construction...
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    principal seat of the diocese. The 8th-century port at Bleadney on the River Axe enabled goods to be brought to within 3 mi (5 km) of Wells. In the Middle...
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    The church became derelict as a result of flood damage caused by the River Chew in 1968. It remained in disuse until 2008. The west tower and tierceron...
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    Stanton Drew is a small village and civil parish within the Chew Valley in Somerset, England, lying north of the Mendip Hills, 8 miles (13 km) south of...
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    crossed the River Avon at Keynsham, where it diverts from the route taken by Charles II into Bristol and instead runs alongside the River Chew, where it...
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    of Wookey Hole Caves near Wells, England, where hundreds of bears were chewed up Tuesday night by the six-year-old Doberman Pinscher named Barney. A security...
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    Winscombe Wookey Hole Rivers and lakes River Axe Cheddar Yeo River Chew River Yeo Lox Yeo River Blagdon Lake Cheddar Reservoir Chew Valley Lake Litton Reservoirs...
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    parish in Bath and North East Somerset, England. It lies beside the River Chew in the Chew Valley. It is 7 miles from Bristol, 9 miles from Bath, and 4 miles...
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