River Welland
The River Welland is a river in the east of England, 56 km (35 m) long, and it has been a main waterway across the part of The Fens called "South Holland" for thousands of years. It rises near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, then flows eastwards to Spalding, Cowbit, Crowland, Deeping St. James, Market Deeping, then Stamford and Ketton and into The Wash at Fosdyke Bridge.The river flows through rich, fertile arable land, also fields of narcissus.
Tributaries of the River Welland:
- Eye Brook
- Pinchbeck Counter Drain
- River Bourne
- River Chater
- River Glen
- River Gwash
- River Ketton
- Surfleet Counter Drain
See also
- Rivers of the United Kingdom
- Welland for alternate meanings