Tetbury Avon

Tetbury Avon
Little Avon
Tetbury Avon near Malmesbury
EtymologyWelsh afon - river
Native nameIngleburn (Old English)
Location
CountryEngland
RegionWest of England
DistrictGloucestershire, Wiltshire
CityTetbury, Malmesbury
Physical characteristics
SourceWor Well
  locationTetbury, Gloucestershire, England
  coordinates51°38′36″N 2°08′33″W / 51.6432°N 2.1424°W / 51.6432; -2.1424
  elevation375 ft (114 m)
MouthBristol Avon
  location
Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
  coordinates
51°34′56″N 2°05′34″W / 51.5821°N 2.09289°W / 51.5821; -2.09289
  elevation
230 ft (70 m)
Length7 mi (11 km), south easterly
Basin size28.5 sq mi (74 km2)
Discharge 
  average24.4 cu ft/s (0.69 m3/s)
  minimum1 cu ft/s (0.028 m3/s)
  maximum141 cu ft/s (4.0 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  rightCutwell Brook, Wormwell Brook
River systemBristol Avon

The Tetbury Avon, also known as the River Avon (Tetbury Branch), Little Avon or Ingleburn (Anglo-Saxon – English river), is a tributary of the Bristol Avon in south-west England. It rises at Tetbury in Gloucestershire and flows in a generally south-easterly direction, joining the Sherston Avon at Malmesbury in Wiltshire. The water flow has been reduced by public water extraction from its source aquifer in the Cotswold Hills. In the past watermills were used for fulling wool and grinding corn; one working mill survives.