River Avon
River Avon derives from "Afon" or "Abona", British Celtic for 'river', and the generic word has been borrowed into English to refer to many specific rivers. It may refer to:
United Kingdom
England
- River Avon, Devon, running from Ryder's Hill to Bigbury (also known as River Aune)
- River Avon, Warwickshire, running from Naseby to Tewkesbury (also known as Shakespeare's Avon)
- River Avon, Hampshire, running from Pewsey to Christchurch (also known as Salisbury Avon)
- River Avon, Bristol, running from Acton Turville to Avonmouth
- Avon Water, Hampshire, running from Holmsley in the New Forest to Keyhaven
Scotland
- River Avon, Falkirk, running from near Cumbernauld to Grangemouth
- River Avon, Strathspey, running from Ben Macdui to Cragganmore
- Avon Water, running from south of Darvel to Motherwell
Wales
- River Avon, occasional anglicisation of the River Afan
- Afon, the Welsh word for river, often anglicised to 'avon'
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
- Avon River (Mid-Coast Council), New South Wales
- Avon River (Wollongong), New South Wales
- Avon River (Gippsland, Victoria)
- Avon River (Grampians, Victoria)
- Avon River (Western Australia)
See also
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