River Parrett

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The River Parrett is a major river in South West England that flows through Somerset to the Bristol Channel, playing a key role in the region’s drainage, history, and landscape.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
River Parrett canonical 38
River Parrett valley 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
basinCountry England ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crossedBy A38 road at Bridgwater ⓘ
linked to: A38 road

Bridgwater Bridge ⓘ
M5 motorway (near Bridgwater) ⓘ
drainageBasin Somerset Levels ⓘ
ecologicalSignificance important for migratory birds in Bridgwater Bay ⓘ
supports wetland habitats ⓘ
etymology name possibly derived from a Celtic or pre-Saxon river-name ⓘ
floodRisk central to 2013–2014 Somerset Levels floods ⓘ
prone to winter flooding ⓘ
flowsInto Bristol Channel ⓘ
hasFeature meandering course across low-lying floodplain ⓘ
significant tidal range at Bridgwater Bay ⓘ
tidal river for much of its length ⓘ
hasStructure drainage ditches and rhynes connected to the river ⓘ
flood banks and embankments ⓘ
sluices and pumping stations ⓘ
hasWalkingRoute River Parrett Trail ⓘ
historicalSignificance associated with development of Langport as a market town ⓘ
important trade route in medieval period ⓘ
supported port of Bridgwater ⓘ
length approximately 37 miles ⓘ
approximately 60 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Somerset ⓘ
South West England ⓘ
linked to: southwest England
managedBy Environment Agency ⓘ
mouthLocation Bridgwater Bay ⓘ
nearbyProtectedArea Bridgwater Bay National Nature Reserve ⓘ
Somerset Levels and Moors SSSI network ⓘ
linked to: Somerset Levels
notableFor role in shaping the landscape of the Somerset Levels ⓘ
partOf Somerset Levels and Moors drainage system ⓘ
linked to: Somerset Levels
passesNear Burrowbridge ⓘ
Combwich ⓘ
Stathe ⓘ
passesThrough Bridgwater ⓘ
Langport ⓘ
region County of Somerset ⓘ
linked to: Somerset
RiverParrettTrailLength approximately 80 kilometres ⓘ
sourceLocation Dorset ⓘ
near Chedington ⓘ
tributary River Cary ⓘ
River Huntspill (via artificial channel) ⓘ
River Isle ⓘ
River Tone ⓘ
River Yeo (Trent–Yeo) ⓘ
linked to: River Yeo
usedFor angling ⓘ
drainage of low-lying agricultural land ⓘ
inland shipping (historically) ⓘ
navigation (historically) ⓘ
recreation and boating ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Somerset → traversedByRiver → River Parrett ⓘ
Langport → locatedOnRiver → River Parrett ⓘ
Bridgwater → locatedOn → River Parrett ⓘ
River Tone → mouthOf → River Parrett ⓘ
River Tone → flowsInto → River Parrett ⓘ
River Tone → tributaryOf → River Parrett ⓘ
Somerset Levels → drainedBy → River Parrett ⓘ
A39 road → crosses → River Parrett ⓘ
Muchelney Abbey → locatedNear → River Parrett ⓘ
Langport → locatedOnRiver → River Parrett ⓘ
subject linked to: LANGPORT
The Hanging Chapel → near → River Parrett ⓘ
All Saints’ Church, Langport → overlooks → River Parrett valley ⓘ
linked to: River Parrett
Somerset coast → hasRiverMouth → River Parrett ⓘ
River Tone → hasMouth → River Parrett ⓘ
River Tone → tributaryOf → River Parrett ⓘ
Bridgwater → locatedOn → River Parrett ⓘ
subject linked to: Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Bridgwater Docks (historic) → waterway → River Parrett ⓘ
Bridgwater Town Bridge → crosses → River Parrett ⓘ
Bridgwater Town Bridge → spans → River Parrett ⓘ
Burrowbridge → locatedOnRiver → River Parrett ⓘ
King's Sedgemoor Drain → mouth → River Parrett ⓘ
Sedgemoor → hasRiver → River Parrett ⓘ
Curry Rivel → locatedNear → River Parrett ⓘ
Stathe → locatedNear → River Parrett ⓘ
Stathe → hasWaterBody → River Parrett ⓘ
Combwich → locatedOn → River Parrett ⓘ
River Isle → flowsInto → River Parrett ⓘ
River Huntspill → flowsInto → River Parrett ⓘ
River Parrett Trail → follows → River Parrett ⓘ
River Parrett Trail → usesWatercourse → River Parrett ⓘ
River Parrett Trail → namedAfter → River Parrett ⓘ
Somerset, England → hasRiver → River Parrett ⓘ
South Petherton → locatedNear → River Parrett ⓘ
Bridgwater Bridge → crosses → River Parrett ⓘ