River Itchen
Introduction
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River Itchen
Image: © Colin Smith Taken: Unknown
A chalk stream in the Hampshire Downs near Winchester. The Itchen is famous for its fishing and the beats here are expensive. Trout is common, while the stream is shallow, slow flowing, and has much long grass growing on the river bed.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.090327
Longitude
-1.253179