How many rivers in England use the name "Avon"?
The name "Avon" comes from an ancient Celtic word “abona”, meaning "river" ("afon," the Welsh word for "river", has the same origin. "River Avon", therefore, literally means "river river." There are seven rivers in England that use this name:
1 River Avon, Bristol, running from Acton Turville to Avonmouth.
2 River Avon, Devon, running from Ryder's Hill to Bigbury (also known as River Aune).
3 River Avon, Warwickshire, running from Naseby to Tewkesbury (also known as Shakespeare's Avon).
4 River Avon, Hampshire, running from Pewsey to Christchurch (also known as Salisbury Avon).
5 Avon Water, Hampshire, running from Holmsley in the New Forest to Keyhaven.
6 Little Avon River, running from Wickwar to Berkeley, in Gloucestershire.
7 Tetbury Avon, a tributary of the Bristol Avon (also called Little Avon).
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