River Horner

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| name = River Horner / Horner Water

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| image = River Horner Bossington.jpg

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| image_caption = River Horner at Bossington

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| subdivision_name1 = England

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| subdivision_name3 = Somerset

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| discharge1_location= West Luccombe

| discharge1_min = {{convert|0.02|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}23 August 1976

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|0.46|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_max = {{convert|11.3|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}18 December 1993

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| source1_location = near Luccombe, Somerset, England

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| mouth = Porlock Bay, Bristol Channel

| mouth_location = near Hurlestone Point, Somerset, England

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The River Horner, also known as Horner Water, rises near Luccombe on Exmoor, Somerset, and flows past Porlock into Porlock Bay near Hurlstone Point on the Bristol Channel.{{cite web|title=Horner Water |url=https://somersetrivers.uk/somerset-rivers/waters/river-horner/ |publisher=Somerset Rivers |access-date=February 18, 2021}}{{cite web|title=River Horner |url=https://exmoorwaters.co.uk/?page_id=90 |publisher=Exmoor Waters |access-date=February 18, 2021}} The river flows into the sea though a shingle ridge at Bossington beach, where it forms part of the Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh Site of Special Scientific Interest.{{cite web |url=https://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0026/241883/LCA-2018-LCT-C.pdf |format=pdf |title=Landscape Character Assessment of Exmoor |publisher=Exmoor National Park Authority |page=120 |access-date=February 18, 2021}} When the river level is very high, flood water builds up behind the ridge, causing it to breach.{{cite news |url=https://www.wsfp.co.uk/article.cfm?id=200&headline=Volume%20of%20water%20proves%20too%20much%20for%20pebble%20ridge&searchyear=2012 |title=Volume of water proves too much for pebble ridge |publisher=West Somerset Free Press |date=May 14, 2012 |access-date=February 18, 2021}}

History

Evidence that the river was previously diverted to power iron workings has been found. The remains of an iron hammer mill and 55m long, breached, embankment dam were excavated alongside the river in 1996.{{cite web |url=https://www.exmoormagazine.co.uk/past-times-horner-woods/ |title=Past Times: Horner Woods |publisher=Exmoor Magazine |author=Naomi Cudmore |date=June 12, 2014 |access-date=February 18, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.exmoorher.co.uk/Monument/MSO7424 |title=MSO7424 - Medieval and post-medieval iron working site and iron hammer mill in Horner Wood (Monument) |publisher=Exmoor National Park Authority |work=The Historic Environment Record for Exmoor National Park |access-date=February 18, 2021}}

References

Category:Rivers of Somerset

Category:Exmoor