86 THE FLORA OF WARWICKSHIRE. 



received a - nail stream draining the outlying portion of Warwickshire, 



near Bedditoh. In it- course it passes oear [psley, Studley, and 



i \>\ the streams draining Ipsley, Morton Bagot, 



. I Comfort. On the ea i\ of Alcester it receives on its left bank 

 its prinoipal feeder, the River Une. Prom Alcester it flows through 

 Arrow, Wixford, and B "1 joins the Avon on its right bank 



Salford it receives small streams draining 

 Ragley and B Its whole course is about twenty miles, sixteen 



mill s of which are in Warwickshire. 



The Alne lias two principal sources; the main source is a stream 

 rising oear Wroxall Ahbey, which take- a westerly direction, draining 

 Wroxall, Rowington, and Preston Bagot. Near Preston Bagot it 



- a Bmal] stream which rises near Chalcot Wood, flows under 

 Lapworth Bridge, and near Bush- wood Hall. The main stream runs on 

 to the lake bj Wootton Hall, and here is joined by its second principal 

 feeder. This stream rises aear Tanworth, and take-- an easterly 

 direction through Tanworth, Henley-in-Arden, and Beaudesert. and 

 joins tlie main stream in the lake before mentioned. The united stream 

 runs on near Aston Cantlow and through Great .Vine to Alcester, 

 receiving in its c turse the streams draining Pinley, Langley, Bearley, 

 Oversley Wood, ami Haseler. Its length is about fourteen miles. 



The Beoond principal river of Warwickshire is the Tame. "This 



kes us rise in the south of Cannock Chase, collecting water 

 from tie- Silurian hills in the neighbourhood of Dudley, and also from 

 the country east of Wolverhampton, especially from the western side 

 of the ridge commencing with Hampstead Hill, and extending north- 

 wards several miles. The numerous feeders bring their waters together 

 near West Bromwich, and proceed thence, passing to the north of 

 Birmingham."* 



The Tame enters Warwickshire near the Witton Lane, flowing to 

 the east, past Aston Church, and under Salford Bridge, near which 



ivea it- first principal feeder, the River Bea. A mile farther 

 '"' it i' a its right hank a stream draining part of Saltley, 



Wash* 1 Heath, and Ward Ibid. Two miles from this it receives 



two -mall feeders on its left hank, the first of which drains Erdington, 



lond drain- Sutton Park. Button, Maney, New Hall, Penns, and 



Hayi ^ course of about six mile- from this point takes it 

 through Water Orton to the grounds around Hams Hall, and itreceives 

 on it- way -t reams draining Minworth, Curd worth, and part of 



v. whioh enter on it- left hank. Near Ham- Hall it is joined 



B rBlythe, which has reoeived the Cole about a mile before 



tlie former with the Tam . The Blythe joins the 



Tame on it- right bank ; about half-a-mile Earther on it reoeives on the 



sun • hank tlie small River Bourne. TheTame.no ae a con- 



Mll, ' r:i1, l.v due north past Lea .Marston 



oh hank feeders draining Bodymoor 

 , Whitacre, and Bodymoor Qreen. Near Kingsbury Itreceives 



• Water u4 w«or Bupply, Pr it i>. t. Ansted, p. 300. 



