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    The River Brue originates in the parish of Brewham in Somerset, England, and reaches the sea some 50 kilometres (31 mi) west at Burnham-on-Sea. It originally...
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    of the lower Brue Valley. Huntspill Sluice at the river's western end, also known as West Huntspill Sluice, separates it from the River Parrett. A large...
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    BROO-tən) is a market town, and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the River Brue and the A359 between Frome and Yeovil. It is 7 miles (11 km) south-east...
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    in the 2011 census. Glastonbury is less than 1 mile (2 km) across the River Brue from Street, which is now larger than Glastonbury. Evidence from timber...
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    home to Crispin School and Strode College. To the north of Street is the River Brue, which marks the boundary with Glastonbury. South of Street are the Walton...
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  • The Post Track is an ancient causeway in the valley of the River Brue on the Somerset Levels, England. It dates from around 3838 BCE, making it some 30...
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    market town on the edge of the Somerset Levels near the mouth of the River Brue. It is in the county of Somerset, and is about 20 miles (32 km) northeast...
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    following floods in 1794, to connect with the River Brue near Cripps Bridge, and to re-use the old course of that River at Highbridge to create a basin. Hammett...
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    (R) Brue catchment River Brue (MS) North Drain (R) River Sheppey via the Decoy Rhine (R) Whitelake River (R) River Alham (R) River Pitt (L) Pillrow Cut...
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    northern end of the Taunton Stop Line near Highbridge in Somerset, along the River Brue, across the Mendips from Wells and following the railway from Masbury...
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    situated on raised ground, in the Somerset Levels between the River Axe and River Brue, often called the Isle of Wedmore. The parish consists of three...
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    Canal (redirect from Artificial river)
    51.1384°N 2.7358°W / 51.1384; -2.7358 (Start point at River Brue)), Start point at River Brue Details text and data with cites from Glastonbury Canal...
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    remain today. The Post Track, a prehistoric causeway in the valley of the River Brue in the Somerset Levels, England, is one of the oldest known constructed...
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    the areas to the south are drained by the River Parrett, and the areas to the north by the rivers Axe and Brue. The Mendip Hills separate the Somerset Levels...
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  • century to link the River Brue at Northover (51°08′18″N 2°44′09″W / 51.1384°N 2.7358°W / 51.1384; -2.7358 (Start point at River Brue)) with Glastonbury...
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    a national park. The major rivers of the county are the Avon, which flows through Bath and then Bristol, and the Axe, Brue, and Parrett, which drain the...
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    power used. The Post Track, a prehistoric causeway in the valley of the River Brue in the Somerset Levels, England, is one of the oldest known constructed...
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    or commonly referred to as Barton is a village and civil parish on the River Brue adjacent to Keinton Mandeville at the foot of Combe Hill in Somerset,...
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    9467 (M5, Junction 22) River Brue 51°12′49″N 2°57′46″W / 51.2136°N 2.9629°W / 51.2136; -2.9629 (M5, River Brue) Huntspill River 51°11′39″N 2°58′15″W...
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  • Brue is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Brue may also refer to: Jean-Louis Brue (1780–1832), a French general officer...
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    actually sits at the western end of a peninsula washed on three sides by the River Brue. The Tor is formed from rocks dating from the early Jurassic Period, namely...
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    Hinkley Point in Bridgwater Bay, and parts of the rivers Parrett (to Bridgwater), River Brue and River Axe. Although no ships now dock in the town, in 2001...
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    a nature reserve where the river flows into Bridgwater Bay on the Bristol Channel. In addition to the rivers Parrett, Brue and Washford, several of the...
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    Butleigh but died of fever in his 30s. Another son drowned in the local River Brue as a boy. Samuel entered the Royal Navy in 1741. He served part of his...
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  • The River Pitt, also known as the Piddy, is a short tributary of the River Brue in Somerset, England. It rises near Hardway in the parish of Brewham,...
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    distances. The Post Track, a prehistoric causeway in the valley of the River Brue in the Somerset Levels, England, is one of the oldest known constructed...
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    Glastonbury in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. It is located near the River Brue. The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting...
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    known as the Somerset Levels. The county's main rivers are the River Axe in the northeast, and the Rivers Brue and Parrett which flow northwestward through...
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    built about the middle of the 10th century to link the abbey with the River Brue, a distance of about 1.75 kilometres (1,900 yd). Its purpose is believed...
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    lock, crossing Westhay Moor in Somerset, England, and connecting the River Brue to the North Drain. It was operational by 1822, and ceased to be used...
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