Photo of River Avon at Fordingbridge, a swimming spot near Cranborne, Hampshire, south east England.

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River Avon at Fordingbridge

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River Avon at Fordingbridge is a designated river bathing water in Hampshire. Its water quality was classed Poor at the Environment Agency's last classification. The county has 13 designated bathing waters; this is one. For arrivals by rail, Salisbury Station is 16.1 km to the north.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

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