River Chew
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The River Chew is a small river in England that flows for some 17 miles through the North Somerset countryside to form the Chew Valley before merging with the River Avon.
River Chew between Stanton Drew and Pensford
Memorial stained glass window in the Church of St Peter, Marksbury to a resident who died when the Pensford Bridge was swept away.
Bridge at Pensford.
Bridge at Stanton Drew.
1968 Chew Stoke flood
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Chew Stoke Flood was a heavy rain event and severe flash flood which occurred on 10 July 1968, affecting Somerset and Southwest England in particular the Chew Valley and some areas of Bristol, notably
River Chew
…of lead from the Charterhouse Roman Town on Mendip were brought to the river to be transported to Sea Mills on the Avon for shipment overseas. The Chew Stoke flood of 1968 caused serious damage to towns and villages along its path, sweeping away the bridge at Pensford. Fish ladders have been installed at three weirs in…
Memorial to Old Woollard Bridge, destroyed by the flood.