The River Stour is a major river in East Anglia, England. It is 47 miles (76 km) long and forms most of the county boundary between Suffolk to the north, and Essex to the south. It rises in eastern Cambridgeshire, passes to the east of Haverhill, through Cavendish, Sudbury, Bures, Nayland, Stratford St Mary and Dedham. It becomes tidal just before Manningtree in Essex and joins the North Sea at Harwich.
The Stour at Manningtree, Essex
Constable's Dedham Vale was painted in 1802.
Stratford St Mary's lock was restored in 2017
Flatford Lock, with the tilting weir being used to manage flood levels in the river
East Anglia is an area in the East of England. It comprises the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, with Cambridgeshire and Essex also included in some definitions. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, a people whose name originated in Anglia, in what is now Northern Germany.
Norwich, with an urban population of 210,000, is the largest settlement in East Anglia.
Ipswich, with an urban population of 180,000, is the second largest settlement in East Anglia.
Peterborough, with an urban population of 160,000, is the third largest settlement in East Anglia.
Port of Felixstowe – Landguard Terminal in the foreground with Trinity Terminal in the background