# Mangerton River

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The **Mangerton River** or **Mangerton Brook** is a 13.37 km (8.31 mi)[1] long river in [Dorset](/source/Dorset), England that is a [tributary](/source/Tributary) of the [River Asker](/source/River_Asker).[2] The river rises at [Powerstock](/source/Powerstock) and flows westward through the small village of [West Milton](/source/West_Milton,_Dorset) (at the centre of the river), then southward through the hamlet [Mangerton](/source/Mangerton,_Dorset), before flowing into the River Asker at [Bradpole](/source/Bradpole), near [Bridport](/source/Bridport), which itself flows into the [River Brit](/source/River_Brit).[3][4] It also flows through the [West Dorset Alder Woods](/source/West_Dorset_Alder_Woods) protected area.

Mangerton River powers the [Grade II-listed](/source/Historic_England) Mangerton Mill.[5][6]

## Water quality

Water quality of the Mangerton River in 2019, according to the [Environment Agency](/source/Environment_Agency):

Section Ecological Status Chemical Status Overall Status Length Catchment Channel 13.378 km (8.313 mi) 25.484 km2 (9.839 sq mi)

## References

1. [Mangerton Brook](https://www.landscapebritain.co.uk/british-rivers/dorset/mangerton-brook/). *Landscape Britain*. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

1. [River Brit & River Asker](https://web.archive.org/web/20110715191210/https://riverfrome.com/?page_id=202). Frome, Piddle & West Dorset Fisheries Association. Archived from the [original](https://riverfrome.com/?page_id=202) on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

1. L. Richardson (1914) [Report of an excursion to Bridport, Beami Nster and Crewkerne, April 9th to 14th (Easter), 1914](https://ia800708.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/28/items/crossref-pre-1923-scholarly-works/10.1016%252Fs0016-0032%252822%252990979-2.zip&file=10.1016%252Fs0016-7878%252815%252980018-2.pdf). p. 3, 22. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

1. [Mangerton River from Powerstock to Bradpole](https://riverlevels.uk/flood-warning-mangerton-river-from-powerstock-to-bradpole#.YPjdYC94W-o) at *RiverLevels.uk*. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

1. [Mangerton Mill // Bridport](https://www.dorsets.co.uk/attractions/mangerton-mill.htm). Dorset Guide – *Dorsets.co.uk*. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

1. [Historic England](/source/Historic_England): [Mangerton Mill, excluding the Mill House](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1215867). [1215867]. *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

## External links

- [Mangerton River](https://riverlevels.uk/mangerton-brook-powerstock#.YPjjaS94W-o) at *RiverLevels.uk*

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