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The River Stour is a 60.5 Mile long River in southern England . The Source of the river is at Stourhead , in Wiltshire where it forms a series of artificial Lakes which are part of the Stourhead estate, owned by the National Trust . The river has its confluence with the River Allen in Wimborne Minster. It flows south into Dorset , through Gillingham , the Blackmore Vale , Sturminster Newton , Blandford Forum and Wimborne Minster to its Estuary at Christchurch , where it flows into the English Channel . The river breaks through a ridge of high Chalk Downland between Sturminster Newton and Blandford Forum. For many miles the river is followed by the now disused Somerset And Dorset Joint Railway , which bridged the river five times. Because much of the river's course is across Clay soil the river's waterlevel varies greatly. In summer low water level makes the river a diverse and important Habitat , supporting many rare Plants . In winter the river often Flood s, and is therefore bordered by wide and fertile Flood Plain s. A number of towns and villages in Dorset are named after the river, including East and West Stour , Stourpaine , Stour Row , Stour Provist , Sturminster Newton , and Sturminster Marshall . Sturminster Newton is famous for its Water Mill and town Bridge , which still bears the notice warning potential vandals that damaging the bridge is punishable by Penal Transportation . SEE ALSO |
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