River Pitt
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The River Pitt, also known as the Piddy, is a short tributary of the River Brue
in Somerset
, England. It rises near Hardway in the parish of Brewham
, and flows for 5.5 miles (8.9 km) through the parishes of Shepton Montague
and Pitcombe
to join the Brue at Cole.
River Brue
The River Brue originates in the parish of Brewham in Somerset, England, and reaches the sea some 50 km west at Burnham-on-Sea. It originally took a different route from Glastonbury to the sea, but this was changed by the monastery in the twelfth century....
in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England. It rises near Hardway in the parish of Brewham
Brewham
Brewham is a civil parish in Somerset, England, consisting of the villages of North Brewham and South Brewham, on either side of the river in the Brue Valley east of Bruton and south-west of Frome in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 410.-History:The name of the...
, and flows for 5.5 miles (8.9 km) through the parishes of Shepton Montague
Shepton Montague
Shepton Montague is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated on the River Pitt in the South Somerset district midway between Wincanton, Bruton and Castle Cary....
and Pitcombe
Pitcombe
Pitcombe is a village and civil parish south-west of Bruton and from Wincanton in Somerset, England. It has a population of 549. The parish includes the hamlets of Cole and Godminster....
to join the Brue at Cole.