RIVERS IN ENGLAND. 97 



the Irwell, and the Colder, the latter runs into York- 

 shire; these rivers afford pleanty of fish, except 

 the Irwell, which is spoiled by the different works built 

 upon its banks. 



The chief rivers in LEICESTERSHIRE are the Soar, the 

 Avon, the Wreke, the Anker, the Swift, and the Welland ; 

 the sportsman will meet with good diversion a distance 

 from the towns the farther off the better. 



The chief rivers in LINCOLNSHIRE are the Trent, the 

 Welland, the Witham, the Nen, and the Aukam ; they 

 afford plenty of salmon, trout, eels and other fish. 



The chief river in MIDDLESEX is the Thames, which 

 is a compound of two rivers, viz., the Isis and the 

 Thame ; the former rises in Gloucestershire, the latter 

 in Buckinghamshire, they unite their names with their 

 streams in Oxfordshire, and from thence are called by 

 the single name of " Thames;" it joins the midway in 

 the mouth of the British ocean ; they produce large quan- 

 tities of fish, such as dace, roach, trout, pike, perch, 

 carp, chub, barbel, flounders, gudgeon, and eels, and a 

 few salmon. In the river Colne, near Uxbridge, are 

 some good trout and eels. 



The chief rivers in MONMOUTHSHIRE are the Wye, 

 the Usk, the lluinney, the Monnow, the Severn, the Eb- 

 with, the Trothy, the Lug, and the Gavenny ; all these 

 rivers abound with fish of various kinds, amongst which 

 are salmon, trout, and greyling. The Lug is most noted 

 for greyling. 



The principal rivers in NORFOLK are the Ouse, the 



