River Cary
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| River Cary | |
|---|---|
Castle Cary, Somerset, England | |
| • coordinates | 51°05′12″N 2°30′49″W / 51.08667°N 2.51361°W |
Dunball, Somerset, England | |
• coordinates | 51°09′40″N 2°59′18″W / 51.16111°N 2.98833°W |
The River Cary is a river in Somerset, England. It is sourced from the Park Pond in Castle Cary and flows towards the southwest.
Etymology
The origin of the name Cary is uncertain. It may be derived from
pre-Celtic kar-, meaning "stony, hard",[1] or the Celtic element car meaning dear, pleasant (c.f. Welsh cari, "love").[2]
Course
The River Cary has its source at Park Pond in
Henley it joins the artificial channels of the Sutton Moor Rhyne and the King's Sedgemoor Drain, both of which drain the wetland. Much of the water is now diverted into King's Sedgemoor Drain, which continues across the moors to join the estuary of the River Parrett at Dunball.[3]
Pollution
In 1995 a major pollution incident occurred when
seed dressing were poured down a drain which leads into the river near Somerton.[4]
References
- ^ Victor Watts, 'Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names', Cambridge University Press, 2004
- ^ "Carey Name Meaning & Carey Family History at Ancestry.com". Ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2015. from Hanks P. 'Dictionary of American Family Names' (O.U.P.) 2003
- ^ "Somerset Topography: Rivers". Somerset County Council. Archived from the original on 5 January 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
- ^ "Dumped lindane costs dear". Pesticides News. 30: 5. 1995. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
