River Brit
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| River Brit | |
|---|---|
 River Brit at Palmers Brewery, Bridport | |
  Location within Dorset | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| County | Dorset |
| District | Dorset |
| Towns and villages | West Bay, Bridport, Netherbury, Beaminster |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Beaminster |
| • location | Dorset, England |
| Mouth | |
• location | West Bay, Dorset, England |
• coordinates | 50°42′32″N 2°45′50″W / 50.7089°N 2.7638°W |
| Length | 15.17 km (9.43 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | West Bay |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | River Asker |
| • right | River Simene |
The River Brit is a river in west Dorset in south-west England, which rises just to the north of Beaminster. It then flows south to Netherbury and Bridport, where it is joined by tributaries: the River Simene and River Asker. South of Bridport, it reaches Lyme Bay on the English Channel coast, at West Bay.[1] The Brit has a length of 9.43 miles (15.17 km).[2]
The river takes its name from the town of Bridport, which in turn derives from the River Bride, the neighbouring drainage basin to the east, which has connections with Bridport's early history. Before the establishment of Bridport, the Brit was named the River Wooth. This is still reflected in the names of settlements, such as Wooth Manor and Camesworth.[3]
