Lox Yeo
(Redirected from
Lox Yeo River
)
| Lox Yeo Lox | |
|---|---|
 Lox Yeo River with the M5 motorway in the background | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| State | Somerset |
| District | North Somerset |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Winscombe, North Somerset, Somerset, England |
| • coordinates | 51°18′57″N 2°50′55″W / 51.31583°N 2.84861°W |
• coordinates | 51°17′28″N 2°53′17″W / 51.29111°N 2.88806°W |
| Length | 4 mi (6.4 km) |
The Lox Yeo is a short river in
Loxton
.
The river flows through a gap in the
Crook Peak and Bleadon Hill, through which the M5 motorway
now runs.
The river was once known simply as the Lox. The name appears to be of Celtic origin, and means either "winding stream"[1] or "bright one".[2]
References
- ^ Ekwall (1928) English River Names Oxford University Press
- ^ Breeze, A. (2007): Review of The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names Archived 2013-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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