Everything about River Itchen Hampshire totally explained
The
River Itchen is a
river in
Hampshire,
England. It flows from mid-Hampshire to join with
Southampton Water in the city of
Southampton. The river has a total length of
28 miles (45 km), and is noted as one of England's - if not one of the World's - premier
chalk streams for
fly fishing, especially using
dry fly or nymphing techniques. It is designated as a
Site of Special Scientific Interest and is noted for its high quality habitats, supporting a range of protected species including the
otter,
brook lamprey and
white-clawed crayfish.
The river is managed by the
Environment Agency, whilst the
Port of Southampton is the navigation authority for the tidal section below
Swaythling.
During
Roman Britain, the river may have been associated with the
Celtic goddess Ancasta.
Course
The source of the Itchen is situated just south of the village of
Cheriton. Initially the river flows north, through the villages of Cheriton and
Tichborne, before joining up with its tributaries the
River Alre and the
Candover Brook, just below the town of
New Alresford. The river then flows west down the upper Itchen Valley passing the villages of
Avington,
Itchen Stoke,
Itchen Abbas,
Martyr Worthy,
Easton, and
Abbots Worthy to the historic city of
Winchester.
The river flows in several different channels through the city of Winchester, some of which come close enough to
Winchester Cathedral to have caused serious problems to the building's foundations in earlier years. The main channel flows through
Winchester City Mill and to the east of the city's
Roman walls, along a promenaded reach known as 'The Weirs'.
The river then heads south, through a series of
water meadows, passing the
Hospital of St Cross, the villages of
Twyford and
Shawford, between the town of
Eastleigh and the village of
Bishopstoke and through
Itchen Valley Country Park before reaching the northern suburbs of
Southampton at
Mansbridge. Between Winchester and Mansbridge, sections of the river were once deepened or widened as part of the long disused
Itchen Navigation, and the former towpath forms part of the
Itchen Way.
Monks Brook flows into the Itchen at
Swaythling, and the river then passes under Woodmill Bridge and becomes tidal. Four further bridges cross the river before its confluence with the
River Test estuary in
Southampton Water:
Between the latter 2 bridges, the river passes
St Mary's Stadium, the home of
Southampton F.C.Further Information
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