River Swarbourn
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| River Swarbourn | |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | Staffordshire |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Marchington Woodlands |
| Mouth | |
• location | Between Wychnor Park and Alrewas |
• coordinates | 52°44′29″N 1°45′33″W / 52.74133°N 1.75906°W |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 48 km2 (19 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Eland Brook, Mare Brook, Lin Brook |
| Progression : Swarbourn—Trent—Humber | |
The River Swarbourn is a minor tributary of the River Trent that flows for 10 miles (16 km) in Staffordshire, England.[1][2]
Its catchment lies between that of the River Blithe to the West, and the River Dove to the north, in a part of the county known as Needwood Forest. The Swarbourn and its tributaries, which include the Eland Brook, Mare brook and Lin Brook, drain a catchment area of 48 square kilometres (19 mi2).[1][2]
The source is near to the village of Marchington Woodlands, it flows southeast, and passes through Newborough, Hoar Cross, Woodmill, and Yoxall until it joins the River Trent between Wychnor Park and Alrewas.[2]
The Staffordshire long-distance footpath called the Way for the Millennium follows the Swarbourn from Yoxall to its confluence with the Trent.[3]
