Avon

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biographical name

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Avon

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geographical name

1
river 96 miles (154 kilometers) long in central England rising in Northamptonshire and flowing west-southwest past Stratford-upon-Avon into the Severn River at Tewkesbury
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river 65 miles (105 kilometers) in southern England rising in Wiltshire and flowing south into the English Channel
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river 75 miles (121 kilometers) in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing south and west through Bristol into Bristol Channel at Avonmouth
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“Avon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Avon. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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