The Sherston and Tetbury branches of the Avon merge by Malmesbury’s Bowling Club at Baskerville. The Avon, as it is now known, continues towards Cowbridge and Cowbridge Weir. The river then winds its way through Great Somerford and Dauntsey on its way to Bristol flowing through Chippenham, Bradford upon Avon and Bath. More information on the Avon’s route to Bristol can be found at: River Avon
The Malmesbury Avon at Cowbridge Weir
The Sherston and Tetbury Avons merge at the Bowls Club, nr Baskerville Malmesbury. (7)
Walkers by the Malmesbury Avon going towards Cowbridge Weir (7)
Sunrise over the water meadows towards Cowbridge (7)
Reflections in the River Avon (7)
The footpath over Cowbridge weir (7)
After the Sherston and Tetbury Avons have merged at Baskerville, the Malmesbury Avon as it is now known flows under the Malmesbury By-Pass bridge towards Cowbridge
Cowbridge Mill (7)
Water from the treatment plant at Cowbridge enters the Malmesbury Avon (7)
New housing alongside the Malmesbury Avon at Cowbridge – this used to be the site of the E K Cole Radar factory (7)
Cowbridge Mill remains in the new housing development (7)
Cowbridge House and its associated mill near Malmesbury, has been documented since 1773. In 1939, it was transformed from an Italianate estate into a critical World War 2 secret radar factory for E K Cole (EKCO). IT produced crucial radio and radar technology, later becoming a telecoms site for Pye TMC, Phillips and Lucent Technologies, before being redeveloped for housing in 2007. More information on its history can be found at: Cowbridge History