Avon, River
county:
coords:
Dorset
SZ1692
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parish:
county:
St Leonards and St Ives
Burton
Dorset
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county:
Ringwood
Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley
Fordingbridge
Breamore
Woodgreen
Hale
Hampshire
otherwise: abon, 688-1300; afen, 672-12; afene, 961; Avene, 1234
AVON, river
The common hypothetical Primitive Welsh word for 'river'='ab/on' cf W 'afon'. The name is frequent elsewhere, cf the Warwickshire and Bristol Avons.
The place is described in text Walton 1820s
- Hampshire
has a total length of 70 miles, of which about 20 are in hampshire. It rises in the Marlborough Downs, in Wiltshire, .... It ... and enters this county at Hale, a few miles north of Fordingbridge. Near its mouth, at Christchurch, it is joined by the Stour.
Shown on an old map by Perrot 1823
- Hamp
Period - 19th century, early
a river that rises in Wiltshire, flows by Salisbury, coasts the edge of the New Forest, and enters the English channel at Christchurch bay.
Christchurch ... is seated on the Avon
Fordingbridge ... seated on the Avon
Ringwood ... is seated on the Avon
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- river - Ringwood Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
Shown on an old map by Badeslade 1742
- river - Hampshire
Period - 1740s
The Avon from Wiltshire meets the Stour from Dorsetshire, & fall into the Sea near Christchurch ...
otherwise: Alaun, River
The place is described in text Cox 1738
- Hampshire
Ptolemy calls the Avon the Alaun: Mr. Camden is of Opinion, that that is the true Name, because there are several Villages lying upon it, that bear some similitude to it, as Allinton and Allingham, or Ellingham; for he thinks it not probable that so many Rivers in England should be called by the general Name Avon, which in the British Language signifies a River, and have no particular Name of Distinction.
Period - 18th century, early
... Christ Church, ... stands at the mouth of the Avon, which, as I have said, comes down from Salisbury, and brings with it all the waters of the south and east parts of Wiltshire; ...
Period - 17th century, late
Christ Church.
The Qualifications of the Haven ... there falls into this Haven two Considerable Freshes, the one from Salisbury, the other from Blandford, ...
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- river - Ringwood Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- river - Hampshire
- river - Hampshire
two streams shown one is King Stream
Shown on an old map by Simmons 1643
- Hamshire
Period - 1630s-40s
Shown on an old map by Drayton 1612
- river - Hantshire
The place is described in text Camden 1610
- Hantshire
Period - 1600s
Hard by the Westerne bounds the river Aven carrieth a still streame and no sooner runneth into this shire, but it meeteth with the Fourd of Cerdicus
From thence the said river runneth on by Regnewood or Ringwood
Aven being departed from hence [Ringwood], entertaineth the river Stoure coming down out of Dorsetshire
Under this towne [Christchurch] Stoure and Aven joining together doe emptie themselves into the sea at one mouth, which Ptolomee called the mouth of the River Alaun; and rightly too: For I cannot resolve with my selfe to thinke, that the river properly was named Aven, considering this is a common name, and the Britans by that terme, called all rivers. But I would take it, that some time it was called Alaun, because there remain yet some reliques (as it were) of that name in the villages upon it, to wit, in Allington, Allingham, &c.
otherwise: Alaun Haven?
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- river - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
- Southampton
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- river - Southamtoniae
Shown on an old map by Lloyd 1573
Period - 16th century
see:- Gough Map
Period - 14th century (about 1360)
fl avon
Identified from Salisbury and Christchurch.
otherwise: East Avon, River
rises E of Devizes, flows via Netheravon and Avon to English Channel at Christchurch; note place Upavon, Netheravon
otherwise: Alauni Fluvii
Ptolemy lists:-
ALUNI FLUVII OSTIA
Ptolemy's position makes this the Axe at Seaton; a possible alternative is the combined mouth of the rivers Avon and Stour at Christchurch, both of which rivers have tributaries called Allen.
otherwise: Alaunius flu:
see:- Ptolemy's Geography
Period - 2nd century
mouth of the Alaunus river - 17 40 - 52 40
Shown on a 15th century 'Ptolemy' map.
