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Gloucestershire; the Tame, which enters it on the 

 north-west, and runs south-east till it reaches the 

 Severn, about two miles below Worcester Bridge; 

 the Avon, which comes in on the east side, and passing 

 by Evesham, leaves the county at its southernmost 

 point; the Bow, which rises in Leckenham Forest, and 

 passing by Pershore, falls into the Avon; the Salwash, 

 which comes from the north-east, and passes by Droit- 

 wich and Bromsgrove ; and the Stour. which rises in 

 the Leasowes, and passes through Stourbridge to 

 Milton, and discharges itself into the Severn, a little 

 below Stourport, all swarm with fine fish, including 

 salmon, trout, and grayling. In the Severn there are 

 also lampreys, and the trout and eels of the Salwash 

 are peculiarly fine. 



XL. YORKSHIRE. 



THE Kibble, which is distinguished for its salmon, rises 

 in the Craven hills, and after running for forty miles, 

 enters Lancashire. The Colder rises on the borders of 

 Lancashire, near to Burnley, and flowing rapidly across 

 the county, in a south-westerly direction, passes 

 Huddersfield and Wakefield, and joins the Aire near 

 Ferrybridge. The Aire, which, like the Calder, is 

 intersected by several canals, rises from a small lake 

 not far from the source of the JRibble, in Lancashire, 

 and in its course towards Leeds, passes by the ruins of 

 Kirkstall Abbey; from Leeds it flows in a south- 

 easterly direction, and after dividing one of the richest 

 plains in England, and meeting the Colder, it traverses 

 the flat of Yorkshire, north of Snaith, where it receives 

 the Don, and joins the Ouse near Howden. The Don 



