Mark Yeo | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
State | Somerset |
District | North Somerset |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mark, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°14′06″N 2°53′27″W / 51.23500°N 2.89083°W |
Mouth | River Axe |
• location | Loxton, North Somerset, Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°17′38″N 2°54′49″W / 51.29389°N 2.91361°W |
The Mark Yeo is a short river or rhyne in north Somerset, England. It starts near Mark on the Somerset Levels and flows north for about 6 kilometres (4 mi) under the M5 motorway to join the River Axe near Loxton. It provided a link between the Axe and the River Brue, as part of a waterway called the "Pilrow Cut" [1] probably canalised in the early 13th century. [2] [3] It no longer connects to the Brue, but is used for drainage purposes, which is unlikely to have been the case in the Middle Ages. [3] Within the village of Mark, it is crossed by an iron bridge erected in 1824, which claims to be the oldest of its kind in the county. [4]
The river flows under the A38 road at Rooks Bridge. In the 5th and 6th centuries the Mark Yeo acted as a route from the small port of Rackley on the river Axe across the marshes to Glastonbury. [5] It is thought to have been used to transport goods and passengers to and from Glastonbury Abbey. [3] Excavations just north of York Farm in a field called 'Scott's Wharf' at Rooks Bridge uncovered 14th or 15th century pottery and worked stones, which represent the site of a wharf at a site where the Mark Yeo used to join the old river Axe before it was diverted. [6]
In 2008 an oil spill threatened some of the birds and other wildlife on the river. [7] A rescue operation was launched by local volunteers to save geese, swans and ducks who were affected. [8] The river has substantially recovered and now has a population of fish and eels. [9]
In 2015 a man was killed as a result of an accident in which a car overturned and was submerged in the Mark Yeo. Local roads were closed while the car was retrieved from the water. [10] The driver of the car was later charged with causing death by driving without due care and attention while over the alcohol limit. [11]
Mark Yeo | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
State | Somerset |
District | North Somerset |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mark, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°14′06″N 2°53′27″W / 51.23500°N 2.89083°W |
Mouth | River Axe |
• location | Loxton, North Somerset, Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°17′38″N 2°54′49″W / 51.29389°N 2.91361°W |
The Mark Yeo is a short river or rhyne in north Somerset, England. It starts near Mark on the Somerset Levels and flows north for about 6 kilometres (4 mi) under the M5 motorway to join the River Axe near Loxton. It provided a link between the Axe and the River Brue, as part of a waterway called the "Pilrow Cut" [1] probably canalised in the early 13th century. [2] [3] It no longer connects to the Brue, but is used for drainage purposes, which is unlikely to have been the case in the Middle Ages. [3] Within the village of Mark, it is crossed by an iron bridge erected in 1824, which claims to be the oldest of its kind in the county. [4]
The river flows under the A38 road at Rooks Bridge. In the 5th and 6th centuries the Mark Yeo acted as a route from the small port of Rackley on the river Axe across the marshes to Glastonbury. [5] It is thought to have been used to transport goods and passengers to and from Glastonbury Abbey. [3] Excavations just north of York Farm in a field called 'Scott's Wharf' at Rooks Bridge uncovered 14th or 15th century pottery and worked stones, which represent the site of a wharf at a site where the Mark Yeo used to join the old river Axe before it was diverted. [6]
In 2008 an oil spill threatened some of the birds and other wildlife on the river. [7] A rescue operation was launched by local volunteers to save geese, swans and ducks who were affected. [8] The river has substantially recovered and now has a population of fish and eels. [9]
In 2015 a man was killed as a result of an accident in which a car overturned and was submerged in the Mark Yeo. Local roads were closed while the car was retrieved from the water. [10] The driver of the car was later charged with causing death by driving without due care and attention while over the alcohol limit. [11]