Imagining Staffordshire

 

Contents

Introduction

Where the River Sow goes

Places the river Sow goes through

Life on the River Sow

Special features

Problems with the river

Comparing two rivers

Conclusion



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Where the River Sow Goes

In its fifteen miles the River Sow flows through a very varied landscape – secluded valleys, lake, marshes and towns. The Sow rises near Broughton in a spring called Sowhead, 617 feet above sea level, and flows south through places like Copmere, Eccleshall, Worston ,Doxey marshes, Victoria park, Milford and Shugborugh. The Sow continues to flow south-east and joins the River Trent at Great Haywood by the Essex Bridge.

River Sow Map

 

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