River Avon

River Avon

River Avon (from Welsh "afon", "river") may refer to:

In England:
*River Avon, Devon, Bigbury on Sea near Salcombe
*River Avon, Warwickshire through Stratford-upon-Avon
*River Avon, Hampshire through Salisbury, Wiltshire and Christchurch, Dorset
*River Avon, Bristol through Bath, Somerset and Bristol

In Scotland:
*River Avon, Falkirk
*River Avon, Strathspey
*Avon Water tributary of the River Clyde

In Canada:
*Avon River (Ontario)
*Avon River (Nova Scotia)

In New Zealand:
*Avon River, New Zealand

In Australia:
*Avon River (Western Australia)
*Avon River (Western Victoria)
*Avon River (Gippsland, Victoria)
*Avon River (New South Wales)

In Wales:
*River Afan, the name Afan is sometimes anglicised to Avon

ee also

*List of tautological place names


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