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Stour

Pronunciation: /ˈstaʊə/
Definition of Stour
  • 1a river of southern England which rises in west Wiltshire and flows south-east to meet the English Channel east of Bournemouth.
  • 2 /also stʊə/ a river of eastern England which rises south-east of Cambridge and flows south-eastwards to the North Sea.
  • 3a river of central England which rises west of Wolverhampton and flows south-westwards through Stourbridge and Kidderminster to meet the Severn at Stourport-on-Severn.
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