Painswick Stream is a small river in Gloucestershire, England. It is a tributary of the River Frome, and flows generally southwards, passing around the village of Painswick and through the town of Stroud. It used to join the Frome at its mouth, but was diverted into the then-derelict Stroudwater Navigation as part of a flood relief scheme in the 1950s. Despite its small size, it has been used to power a significant number of mills, many of which were associated with cloth manufacture until the industry was hit by a series of depressions in the 1820s and 1830s. Some found other uses, being used for grinding corn and for the manufacture of walking sticks and umbrella sticks, another prominent local industry. Many were subsequently demolished, but a number survive which have been granted listed building status.
In Stroud, the river flows through Stratford Park where there is an arboretum, created by the Watts family of brewers. The park has been managed by Stroud District Council since 1936, and two bridges carry a model railway over the river. The Stroudwater Navigation through Stroud has been restored, and the water from the river and from the Slad Brook, which was also diverted into the canal, now powers a water turbine generating electricity, the sale of which helps to fund the maintenance of the canal. The water quality of the river is measured by the Environment Agency, and its ecological status is good, although its chemical status, in common with most rivers in England, is bad, due to the presence of chemicals which had not previously been included in the assessment.
PainswickStream is a small river in Gloucestershire, England. It is a tributary of the River Frome, and flows generally southwards, passing around the...
separate streams. In the Oxford area the river splits into several streams across the floodplain (Seacourt Stream, Castle Mill Stream, Bulstake Stream and...
Painswick House is a grade I listed house in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England. It is surrounded by a Grade II* listed rococo garden. The house and a...
lacustris) prefers to grow in shallow water such as that found in ponds, streams and river margins. The Hwicce people used the club-rush growing along the...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
joins the canal a short distance above Lower Wallbridge Lock. The PainswickStream and Ruscombe Brook join the channel below the junction and flow through...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
distance above Lower Wallbridge Lock, the first on that canal, while the PainswickStream joins above the Dudbridge Locks, and the Ruscombe Brook joins between...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
which joins at Perrots Brook Farm, and the Daglingworth Stream, also known as the Dunt Stream or Duntisbourne, which joins at Barton Mill, Cirencester...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
construction was completed by November 1995. A small section of the A46 between Painswick and Stroud subsided during the floods on Friday 29 July 2007 and was shut...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River Nailsworth StreamPainswickStream River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon...
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