River Sowe
| Sowe | |
|---|---|
 The bridge over the River Sowe near the Mill in Baginton | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | Warwickshire, West Midlands |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hookham |
| Mouth | River Avon |
• location | Stoneleigh |
• coordinates | 52°20′55″N 1°31′31″W / 52.34861°N 1.52528°W |
The River Sowe is a river in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England. It is a tributary of the River Avon, and flows into it just south of Stoneleigh about 5 miles (8 km) south of Coventry. The Sowe is about 12 miles (19 km) long.[1]
The Sowe rises in
There is an established local park called the Sowe Valley Footpath that runs alongside the river for 8½ miles from Hawkesbury Junction Conservation Area to Stonebridge Meadows Local Nature. It also runs through Wyken Slough Local Nature Reserve, Wyken Croft Nature Park and Stoke Floods Local Nature Reserve.[5]
The grade II-listed Sowe Viaduct carries the Coventry-Rugby railway line across the river.[6]
Crossings
In downstream order from source; listed or notable bridges and A-roads/motorways only:
- A444 Bedworthy Bypass
- M6 motorway (junction 3 flyover)
- A444 road
- River is culverted under the Coventry Canal, Coventry to Nuneaton railway line, and an industrial estate
- A4600 Ansty Road
- Access road to University Hospital Coventry
- A4600 Ansty Road
- A428 Binley Road
- A4082 Allard Way (twice; the road spans a meander)
- Sowe Viaduct
- A45 Stonebridge Highway
- Baginton Bridge (grade II)[7]
- Stoneleigh Bridge (grade II and scheduled monument)[8]
Gallery
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View downstream from the bridge over River Sowe near the Mill in Baginton. -
View upstream from the Baginton bridge showing the small weir and the union of the main river with a small diverted waterway from the Mill. -
Stoke Aldermoor and Pinley Fields by the River Sowe.
References
- ^ a b "Idler's Quest: The River Sowe in Coventry". Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "River Sowe at Bedworth". riverlevels.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Geograph:: Sowe Valley, Coventry [211 photos]". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ISBN 0-7495-3973-9.
- ^ "The Sowe Valley Footpath". Coventry City Council. 2002.
- ^ Historic England. "Sowe Viaduct (1431088)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Baginton Bridge (1035274)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Stoneleigh Bridge (1035160)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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