River Brant facts for kids
Quick facts for kids River Brant |
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River Brant at Blackmoor bridge
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Country within the UK | England |
| Counties | Lincolnshire |
| District | North Kesteven, South Kesteven |
| Villages | Gelston, Brandon, Stragglethorpe, Brant Broughton |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Gelston, Lincolnshire 60 m (200 ft) 52°59′41″N 0°38′38″W / 52.9948°N 0.6438°W |
| River mouth | River Witham near South Hykeham, Lincolnshire 5 m (16 ft) 53°09′44″N 0°34′38″W / 53.1623°N 0.5772°W |
| Length | 23 km (14 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 138 km2 (53 sq mi) |
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| Progression : Brant — Witham — The Haven — North Sea | |
The River Brant is a 14 miles (23 km) long tributary of the River Witham that flows entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England.
In 1855 the River was described as follows;
"Brant, a tributary of the Witham in the western part of the county of Lincoln. This small stream has its rise in several fine springs in the parish of Hough-on-the-Hill, and pursues its humble course in a northern direction, westward of a range of high land."
Name
The origin of the name is from the Old English; brant (meaning "steep", "deep"). Steep being a steeply sloping incline.
Course
The Brant rises on the flank of Summerfields Hill to the south-west of Gelston near Hough-on-the-Hill and curves round such that it flows almost directly north, parallel to the Limestone Lincolnshire Edge. The river flows past Brandon to which it gives its name, then reaches Stragglethorpe where it is joined by The Beck, which drains Fulbeck. At Brant Broughton it meets with its largest tributary the Sand Beck, and then continues north passing the Low Fields of Navenby, Boothby Graffoe and Coleby where it flows to the west of the deserted medieval village of Skinnand and the remains of Somerton Castle. Further north it then reaches its confluence with the River Witham between the villages of Aubourn and South Hykeham.
