Lam Brook
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| Lam Brook Lambroc - Anglo-Saxon | |
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 Mill Farm on the upper reaches of the Lam Brook | |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Region | West of England |
| Municipality | Bath |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lansdown Hill, Somerset, England |
| • coordinates | 51°25′03″N 2°23′33″W / 51.4175°N 2.3926°W |
| • elevation | 656 ft (200 m) |
| 3rd source | St Johns Wood |
| • location | Toghill, South Gloucestershire, England |
| • coordinates | 51°26′48″N 2°23′18″W / 51.4467°N 2.3883°W |
| • elevation | 580 ft (180 m) |
| Mouth | Bristol Avon |
• location | Lambridge, Bath, England |
• coordinates | 51°23′44″N 2°20′21″W / 51.3955°N 2.3393°W |
• elevation | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km), southerly |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Bristol Avon |
The Lam Brook is a stream in the West Country of England, which rises in a number of springs on the southern end of the Cotswold Hills and runs in a generally southerly direction for approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) before joining the river Avon at Lambridge in Bath. The brook is mentioned in an Anglo-Saxon charter of indeterminate date. There is evidence of watermills in the Swainswick valley but no working examples survive. The waters are relatively clean and support a variety of wildlife including the rare white-clawed crayfish.
Streams from a number of springs issuing from the southern end of the Cotswold Hills at Lansdown Hill in Somerset, and Toghill and Cold Ashton in South Gloucestershire converge at Ashcombe Farm near Langridge, Somerset. The Lam Brook then runs in a generally southerly direction past Ashcombe House and the villages of Upper Swainswick and Lower Swainswick. At Lambridge the stream is joined by an unnamed tributary on the right bank just before joining the Bristol Avon.