Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Wiltshire River Avon is in Christchurch Harbour.
The Wiltshire River Avon is formed from the confluence of the River Avon West, Wiltshire and River Avon East, Wiltshire one kilometre before Upavon, Wiltshire [Map] after which it flows broadly south past East Chisenbury, Wiltshire [Map], Enford, Wiltshire [Map], Fifield, Wiltshire [Map], Fittleton, Wiltshire [Map], Netheravon, Wiltshire [Map], Figheldean, Wiltshire [Map], Durrington Walls, around Amesbury, Wiltshire [Map] and past Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire [Map], Wilsford, Wiltshire [Map], Great Durnford, Wiltshire [Map], Middle Woodford, Wiltshire [Map], Little Durnford, Wiltshire [Map], Old Sarum [Map], Stratford sub Castle, Wiltshire [Map], through Salisbury where it is joined by the River Nadder
After Salisbury the Wiltshire River Avon flows south in multiple channels past Longford Castle, Wiltshire [Map], after which it is joined by the River Eble, then Charlton-All-Saints, Wiltshire [Map], Downton, Wiltshire [Map], Breamore, Hampshire [Map], Burgate, Hampshire [Map], Fordingbridge, Hampshire [Map], Bickton, Hampshire [Map], Ibsley, Hampshire [Map], Ringwood, Hampshire [Map], Bistern, Hampshire [Map], Sopley, Hampshire [Map], Avon, Dorset [Map] and Christchurch, Dorset [Map] before reaching Christchurch Harbour where it joins the English Channel.
Ratfyn, Wiltshire [Map] is believed to have been the location of the ford across the Wiltshire River Avon of the Harrow Way?
The River Allen rises at Martin, Hampshire [Map] from where it flows south-east through Damerham, Hampshire [Map] and Alderholt Mill [Map] to Fordingbridge, Hampshire [Map] where it joins the Wiltshire River Avon.
The River Bourne rises at West Grafton, Wiltshire [Map] from where it flows past Collingbourne Kingston, Wiltshire [Map], Collingbourne Ducis, Wiltshire [Map], Tidworth, Wiltshire [Map], Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire [Map], Cholderton, Wiltshire [Map], Newton Tony, Wiltshire [Map], Allington, Wiltshire [Map], Boscombe, Wiltshire [Map], West Gomeldon, Wiltshire [Map], Laverstock, Wiltshire [Map] after which it joins the Wiltshire River Avon at Salisbury.
The River Eble rises around two kilometres west of Alvediston, Wiltshire [Map] through which it then flows, then Ebbesbourne Wake, Wiltshire [Map], Broad Chalke, Wiltshire [Map], Bishopstone, Wiltshire [Map], Stratford Tony, Wiltshire [Map], Coombe Bissett, Wiltshire [Map], Homington, Wiltshire [Map], Odstock, Wiltshire [Map] after which it joins the Wiltshire River Avon.
The River Nadder rises at Wincombe Park, Wiltshire [Map] from where it flows past Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire [Map], Wardour, Wiltshire [Map], where it is joined by the River Sem, Tisbury, Wiltshire [Map], Upper [Map] and Lower [Map] Chicksgrove, Teffont Evias, Wiltshire [Map], Barford St Martin, Wiltshire [Map], Burcombe, Wiltshire [Map] and Wilton, Wiltshire [Map], where it is joined by the River Wylye, past Quidhampton, Wiltshire [Map] after which if joins the Wiltshire River Avon at Salisbury.
The River Wylye rises on the White Sheet Downs, Wiltshire [Map] from where it flows past Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire [Map], Monkton Deverill, Wiltshire [Map], Brixton Deverill, Wiltshire [Map], Hill Deverill, Wiltshire [Map], Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire [Map], one kilometre south of Warminster, Wiltshire [Map], Bishopstrow, Wiltshire [Map], Norton Bavant, Wiltshire [Map], Heytesbury, Wiltshire [Map], Upton Lovell, Wiltshire [Map], Boyton, Wiltshire [Map], Sherrington, Wiltshire [Map], Codford St Mary, Wiltshire [Map], Fisherton de la Mere, Wiltshire [Map], Wylye, Wiltshire [Map], Steeple Langford, Wiltshire [Map] after which it is joined by the River Till at Sherrington, Wiltshire [Map].
Thereafter it flows around Great Wishford, Wiltshire [Map], South Newton, Wiltshire [Map] to Wilton, Wiltshire [Map] where it joins the River Nadder.
The River Till rises at Tilshead Wiltshire [Map] from where it flows through Orcheston, Wiltshire [Map], Elston, Wiltshire [Map], Shrewton, Wiltshire [Map], Winterbourne Stoke, Wiltshire [Map], Berwick St James, Wiltshire [Map], where its name appears to become the River Wylye, then Stapleford, Wiltshire [Map] after which it joins the River Wylye at Sherrington, Wiltshire [Map].
Sweatfords Water rises a kilometre north-west of Rockbourne, Hampshire [Map] from where it flows south-west to Fordingbridge, Hampshire [Map] where it joins the Wiltshire River Avon.
