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are the Severn, the Vyrnwy, the Elun, the 

 Tame, the Wevel, and Tern. 



The Severn is an important river, for the 

 extent of its course, the distance for which it 

 is navigable, and the commerce which it sus- 

 tains. It rises from several sources below 

 Mount Plinlimmon, in Wales, the different 

 streams of which unite at Llanidloes ; thence it 

 pursues a winding course to Shrewsbury, in 

 which distance, about one hundred miles, it 

 receives many tributary streams. At Shrews- 

 bury it winds considerably, and receives the 

 Tern at the foot of the Wrekin, about which 

 it describes a semicircle ; then curving repeat- 

 edly, it flows towards Colebrook-Dale, from 

 whence it flows on in a north-west direction to 

 Tewkesbury. Within this course, besides in- 

 ferior streams, the Severn receives the Tame at 

 Worcester, from the west; and it receives, at 

 Tewkesbury, the Avon, from the north-east; 

 after which, turning to the south-west, it winds 

 its way to the Bristol Channel, receiving at its 

 mouth the Wye from the north, the Avon from 

 the south-east. The whole course of the Severn 

 is about three hundred and twenty miles, and 

 for upwards of two hundred and twenty miles 

 it is navigable. 



The salmon of the Severn are famous, and 



