The River Divelish is a Dorset watercourse of that rises on the north slope of Bulbarrow Hill, near to the source of the Devil's Brook.[1] It is a tributary of the River Stour, which it joins upstream of Sturminster Newton.[2] The Stour, in turn, discharges into the English Channel.

Ford through the Divelish with adjacent packhorse bridge near Fifehead Neville

Its length is 6 miles (9.7 km).[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Divelish". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Eilert Ekwall (1928). English River Names. OUP. p. 130.
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50°56′08″N 2°19′04″W / 50.93564°N 2.31766°W / 50.93564; -2.31766