50°45′51″N 2°42′28″W / 50.7642°N 2.7079°W / 50.7642; -2.7079

The river in December 2011, near West Milton

The Mangerton River or Mangerton Brook is a 13.37 km (8.31 mi)[1] long river in Dorset, England that is a tributary of the River Asker.[2] The river rises at Powerstock and flows westward through the small village of West Milton (at the centre of the river), then southward through the hamlet Mangerton, before flowing into the River Asker at Bradpole, near Bridport, which itself flows into the River Brit.[3][4] It also flows through the West Dorset Alder Woods protected area.

Mangerton River powers the Grade II-listed Mangerton Mill.[5][6]

Water quality

Water quality of the Mangerton River in 2019, according to the Environment Agency:

SectionEcological
Status		Chemical
Status		Overall
Status		LengthCatchmentChannel
Mangerton Brook[7] Good Fail Moderate 13.378 km (8.313 mi) 25.484 km2 (9.839 sq mi)

References

  1. ↑ Mangerton Brook. Landscape Britain. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ↑ River Brit & River Asker. Frome, Piddle & West Dorset Fisheries Association. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ↑ L. Richardson (1914) Report of an excursion to Bridport, Beami Nster and Crewkerne, April 9th to 14th (Easter), 1914. p. 3, 22. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Mangerton River from Powerstock to Bradpole at RiverLevels.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Mangerton Mill // Bridport. Dorset Guide – Dorsets.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Historic England: Mangerton Mill, excluding the Mill House. [1215867]. National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Mangerton Brook". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency.


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