The Stour is a river in Worcestershire, Staffordshire and West Midlands, England. Above Stourbridge, the river formed the boundary between the two ancient English counties of Staffordshire and Worcestershire. The Stour is a tributary of the River Severn, and its length is about twenty-five miles. River Gambia flowing through Niokolokoba National Park A river is a large natural waterway. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, known as the Midlands. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Statistics Population: 54,661 (1991) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO899844 Administration District: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan county: West Midlands Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Midlands Historic county: Worcestershire (Until 1974) Services Police force: West Midlands Police Ambulance service: West Midlands... Severn redirects here. ...

The river rises in the north of Worcestershire in the Clent Hills, near St Kenelm's Church. It flows north into the adjacent West Midlands at Halesowen. It then flows westwards through Cradley Heath and Stourbridge. It is joined by the Smeslow Brook at Prestwood before it winds around southwards to Kinver, and then flows back into Worcestershire. It then passes through Wolverley, Kidderminster and Wilden to join the River Severn at Stourport. The Clent Hills lie 15 km southwest of Birmingham city centre in Worcestershire, England. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ... Map sources for Halesowen at grid reference SO9583 Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in West Midlands, England. ... Cradley Heath is a Black Country town now in the south-west of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, England. ... Statistics Population: 54,661 (1991) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO899844 Administration District: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan county: West Midlands Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Midlands Historic county: Worcestershire (Until 1974) Services Police force: West Midlands Police Ambulance service: West Midlands... Kinver is a large village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England. ... Wolverley is a village in Worcestershire, England, a few miles to the north west of Kidderminster, and close to the villages of Bewdley, Kinver and Cookley. ... Statistics Population: 55,348 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO831767 Administration District: Wyre Forest Shire county: Worcestershire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Worcestershire Historic county: Worcestershire Services Police force: West Mercia Police Fire and rescue: Hereford and Worcester Fire & Rescue Service Ambulance... Wilden is a small village about 1 mile north east of Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire. ... Severn redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal runs beside the Stour as far as Prestwood and then follows the Smestow Brook. From Stourton Junction (near Prestwood), the Stourbridge Canal led to Stourbridge, while branches led towards collieries near Brierley Hill and linked to the Dudley Canal. These were all built in the late 18th century. The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a canal in the Midlands of England, passing through Staffordshire and Worcestershire. ... Stourton is a hamlet in Staffordshire, England a few miles to the northwest of Stourbridge and close to the village of Kinver, and the hamlets of Prestwood and Dunsley. ... Stourbridge Canal The Stourbridge Canal links the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (at Stourton Junction) with the town of Stourbridge. ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ... Map sources for Brierley Hill at grid reference SO9286 Brierley Hill is a town in Dudley Metropolitan Borough, West Midlands, England. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

A century earlier, in the 1660s and 1670s, Andrew Yarranton attempted to make the river Stour itself navigable along much of its course. But these efforts were finally abandoned around 1680, when funds were exhausted. It is doubtful whether it would have been a profitable enterprise, had it succeeded. Events and Trends Samuel Pepys begins his famous diary in 1660 and ends it, due to failing eyesight in 1669. ... Events and Trends Newton and Leibniz independently discover calculus. ... Andrew Yarranton (1619-1684) was an important English engineer, who was responsible for building several canals. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ...

At Wilden a short section of the Stour, of about a mile, was successfully made navigable but because of all the bends it is recorded that it was not easy to navigate. There was a lock at Pratt's Wharf (miss-named Platt's Wharf by the Ordnance Survey) connecting the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal with the river. This enabled canal barges to use the River Stour to deliver timber to a steam saw-mill in Wilden. Later it was used to transport coal and iron to the Wilden Works. The wharf was built by Isaac Pratt from Henwick, Worcester in 1835. He is described as a businessman and a merchant. There were two houses at Pratt's Wharf, one occupied by a lock keeper and the other by a clerk. The link was closed c1950.^[1] Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. ... Wilden was part of the demesne of the Bishop of Worcesters manor of Hartlebury. ... The city of Worcester (pronounced ) is a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England, situated some 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Birmingham and 29 miles (47 km) north of Gloucester. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Mills on the river Stour were important in the early industrial development of the area. They included fulling mills for cloth industries of Kinver, Worcester and Kidderminster, and from the 17th century iron forges and slitting mills, which cut bars of iron into rods for the production of nails. The city of Worcester (pronounced ) is a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England, situated some 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Birmingham and 29 miles (47 km) north of Gloucester. ...

The Stour was once a trout stream, but became severely polluted with chemicals that were released into it by industries along its banks, particularly acid from the holloware industry of Lye. In the final decades of the 20th century, this pollution ceased, and the river was cleaned up. Nowadays, wildlife is making a comeback in the Stour with Kingfishers and Grey Heron present, as well as recent reports of Atlantic Salmon and Brown Trout beginning to recolonise. Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss Biwa trout, Oncorhynchus masou subsp Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ... Families Alcedinidae Halcyonidae Cerylidae Kingfishers are birds of the three families Alcedinidae (river kingfishers), Halcyonidae (tree kingfishers), and Cerylidae (water kingfishers). ... Binomial name Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae. ... Binomial name Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic salmon, known scientifically as Salmo salar, is a species of fish in the family Salmonidae, which is found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into the Atlantic. ... Binomial name Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 Morphs Salmo trutta morpha trutta Salmo trutta morpha fario Salmo trutta morpha lacustris The Brown Trout (Salmo trutta morpha fario and morpha lacustris) and the Sea Trout ( morpha trutta) are fish of the same species distinguished chiefly by the fact that the brown trout...

References

1. ^ Stourport-on-Severn Civic Society. Newsletter No 41. June 2005.

External links

• In Search of the Stour

See also

• Rivers of the United Kingdom

This is a list of rivers of Great Britain. ...