River Swilgate

The River Swilgate is a small river that flows through Gloucestershire, England.

River Swilgate
The Swilgate flows past Tewkesbury Abbey
Location within Gloucestershire
Location
CountryEngland
CountiesGloucestershire
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
River Avon
 • coordinates
51.9888°N 2.1657°W / 51.9888; -2.1657

Formed by the confluence at Elmstone Hardwicke of the Hyde Brook which flows westwards from Bishop's Cleeve, and Wymans Brook that flows north west through Cheltenham.[1] The Swilgate flows north west and north to Tewkesbury where it joins the River Avon close to its confluence with the Severn.[2]

The Swilgate gained some notoriety when the New Statesman's issue of 4 January 2013 stated: "The Swilgate, the tributary of the Avon that runs round the southern edge of the town, had overflown its banks four days earlier".

References
  1. 51.941°N 2.149°W / 51.941; -2.149
  2. 51.996°N 2.137°W / 51.996; -2.137


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