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The River Sherbourne is a river that flows through the centre of the city of Coventry
Coventry

Coventry is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. With a population of 303,475 at the United Kingdom Census 2001 , Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom....
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in West Midlands England with a population of 2,591,300. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England

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.

The source of the river is in the fields of Hawkes End in the Parish of Allesley
Allesley

Allesley is a civil parish on the northwestern edge of the Coventry, West Midlands , England, about 3 miles west of Coventry City Centre. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 805....
. From where it flows south continuing through the city centre, where it is mainly culverted, and through the suburb of Whitley
Whitley, Coventry

Whitley is a suburb of southern Coventry in the West Midlands of England, UK.Whitley is the home of the Whitley plant, which is the Engineering Centre and Headquarters of Jaguar ....
. It joins the River Sowe
River Sowe

The River Sowe is a River in Warwickshire and West Midlands , England. It is a tributary of the River Avon, Warwickshire, and flows into it just south of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire....
 south of the A45 road
A45 road

The A45 is a major road in England. It runs east from Birmingham past the National Exhibition Centre and the M42 motorway, then bypasses Coventry and Rugby, Warwickshire, where it briefly merges with the M45 motorway until it continues to Daventry....
 near Baginton
Baginton

Baginton is a village and civil parish in the Warwick of Warwickshire, England, and has a common border with the City of Coventry of the West Midlands ....
, and eventually flows into the River Avon
River Avon, Warwickshire

The River Avon or Avon is a river in or adjoining the county of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in the Midlands of England....
 near Stoneleigh
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire

Stoneleigh is a small village in Warwickshire, England on the River Sowe. Stoneleigh is located about 5 miles south of Coventry and 5 miles north of Leamington Spa....
.

The name Sherbourne is said to derive from "Scir Burna"....clear stream.

In 1935 and on eight more recent occasions, the Sherbourne in these upper parts around Allesley
Allesley

Allesley is a civil parish on the northwestern edge of the Coventry, West Midlands , England, about 3 miles west of Coventry City Centre. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 805....
, has dried up almost completely.








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The River Sherbourne is a river that flows through the centre of the city of Coventry
Coventry

Coventry is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. With a population of 303,475 at the United Kingdom Census 2001 , Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom....
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in West Midlands England with a population of 2,591,300. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
.

The source of the river is in the fields of Hawkes End in the Parish of Allesley
Allesley

Allesley is a civil parish on the northwestern edge of the Coventry, West Midlands , England, about 3 miles west of Coventry City Centre. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 805....
. From where it flows south continuing through the city centre, where it is mainly culverted, and through the suburb of Whitley
Whitley, Coventry

Whitley is a suburb of southern Coventry in the West Midlands of England, UK.Whitley is the home of the Whitley plant, which is the Engineering Centre and Headquarters of Jaguar ....
. It joins the River Sowe
River Sowe

The River Sowe is a River in Warwickshire and West Midlands , England. It is a tributary of the River Avon, Warwickshire, and flows into it just south of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire....
 south of the A45 road
A45 road

The A45 is a major road in England. It runs east from Birmingham past the National Exhibition Centre and the M42 motorway, then bypasses Coventry and Rugby, Warwickshire, where it briefly merges with the M45 motorway until it continues to Daventry....
 near Baginton
Baginton

Baginton is a village and civil parish in the Warwick of Warwickshire, England, and has a common border with the City of Coventry of the West Midlands ....
, and eventually flows into the River Avon
River Avon, Warwickshire

The River Avon or Avon is a river in or adjoining the county of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in the Midlands of England....
 near Stoneleigh
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire

Stoneleigh is a small village in Warwickshire, England on the River Sowe. Stoneleigh is located about 5 miles south of Coventry and 5 miles north of Leamington Spa....
.

The name Sherbourne is said to derive from "Scir Burna"....clear stream.

In 1935 and on eight more recent occasions, the Sherbourne in these upper parts around Allesley
Allesley

Allesley is a civil parish on the northwestern edge of the Coventry, West Midlands , England, about 3 miles west of Coventry City Centre. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 805....
, has dried up almost completely.

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