The New Cut of the River Avon
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The New Cut of the River Avon by Christine Johnstone as part of the Geograph project.
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The New Cut of the River Avon
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 23 Mar 2013
The tidal New Cut was created between 1804 and 1809. It is parallel to the original river further north, which was impounded at the same time to create Bristol's floating harbour.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.448442
Longitude
-2.559002