River Stour, Worcestershire
The Stour (, rhymes with "flour") is a river flowing through the counties of Worcestershire, the West Midlands and Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England. The Stour is a major tributary of the River Severn, and is about 25 miles (40 km) in length. It has played a considerable part in the economic history of the region.
River Stour near Caunsall
St Kenelm's Spring in Romsley, Worcestershire on the Clent Hills
Sandstone aqueduct, carrying the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal over the Stour, a few metres before the river is joined by the River Smestow.
Confluence with the Smestow. After rain, the darker material from the tributary shows up very clearly as it flows into the sandy Stour.
West Midlands is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands region of England. A landlocked county, it is bordered by Staffordshire to the north and west, Worcestershire to the south, and is surrounded by Warwickshire to the east. The largest settlement is the city of Birmingham.
Image: Birmingham Skyline from Edgbaston Cricket Ground (cropped, edited)
Image: Dudley Castle panoramio Tanya Dedyukhina (2)
The leaping jaguar mascot outside the car company's head office south of Coventry
Cadbury in Birmingham