River Chelt

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| image = The River Chelt near Wainlode - geograph.org.uk - 71400.jpg

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| image_caption = River Chelt near Wainlode (September 2005)

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The River Chelt is a tributary of England's largest river, the Severn. The Chelt flows through the western edge of the Cotswolds and the town of Cheltenham, from which it derives its name,{{Cite book|last=Mills|first=A. D.|title=A Dictionary of British Place-Names|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2003|isbn=9780198527589|location=Oxford|pages=}} before its confluence with the River Severn at Wainlodes Hill.{{cite web|title=Chelt - M5 to conf R Severn|url=http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB109054032810|website=Catchment Data Explorer|publisher=Environment Agency |access-date=20 April 2016}}{{cite web|title=Chelt - Source to M5|url=http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB109054032820|website=Catchment Data Explorer|publisher=Environment Agency |access-date=20 April 2016}}

There were a number of mills along the length of the river, the highest being in Charlton Kings and the lowest at Norton where the river passes under the present A38.{{cite web |url=http://www.bubbleserver.co.uk/hwnp/history/vol3/hhw3_15.php |title=The History of Hesters Way: Chris Green |access-date=2009-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813074215/http://www.bubbleserver.co.uk/hwnp/history/vol3/hhw3_15.php |archive-date=2009-08-13 }}History of Hester's Way

The river caused significant flooding in 1979 and 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/Loveyourriver|title=Love your River Chelt|publisher=Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust|access-date=18 April 2016}}