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River in Somerset, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The River Aller is a small river on Exmoor in Somerset, England.
River Aller | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
State | Somerset |
Region | Exmoor |
District | West Somerset |
City | Allerford |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Holnicote, West Somerset |
• coordinates | 51°11′54″N 3°32′52″W |
Mouth | River Horner |
• location | near Bossington, Somerset |
• coordinates | 51°13′12″N 3°34′38″W |
It rises as several small streams around Tivington and Huntscott and flows through the Holnicote Estate passing Holnicote and through Allerford, where it passes under a packhorse bridge of medieval origin.[1] It then joins the River Horner, which flows into Porlock Bay near Hurlstone Point on the Bristol Channel.[2]
Because of the surrounding geology the area has been at risk of flooding. To help manage this risk telemetry monitoring of flows and a siren warning system have been proposed.[3]
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