River Wissey

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The River Wissey is a river in the east of England. It is a tributary of the River Great Ouse. The river rises near Bradenham in Norfolk, flows through Necton, North Pickenham, South Pickenham, Great Cressingham, Ickburgh, Northwold and Stoke Ferry before joining the Great Ouse south of Downham Market, specifically in the small parish of Fordham. The total length is close to 50 km.

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Administrative areas: Northamptonshire \| Buckinghamshire \| Bedfordshire \| Cambridgeshire \| Norfolk Flows into: The Wash Towns (upstream to downstream): Brackley \| Buckingham \| Old Stratford Milton Keynes (Stony Stratford, Wolverton, New Bradwell, Stantonbury, Great Linford) \| Newport Pagnell \| Olney \| Kempston \| Bedford \| St Neots \| Godmanchester \| Huntingdon \| St Ives \| Ely \| Littleport \| Downham Market \| King's Lynn Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence): River Lovat (or Ouzel) \| River Ivel River Kym \| Old Bedford River \| New Bedford River \| River Cam \| River Lark \| River Little Ouse \| River Wissey Major bridges (upstream to downstream): Harrold bridge \| A428 Turvey bridge \| A428 Bromham bypass A6 Bedford Town Bridge \| A421 Bedford bypass \| Great Barford Bridge A428 Bridge St Neots \| St Neots Town Bridge \| Godmanchester Chinese Bridge A14 bridge, River Great Ouse \| Huntingdon Old Bridge \| St Ives Bridge
Longest UK rivers: 1. Severn 2. Thames 3. Trent 4. Aire 5. Great Ouse 6. Wye 7. Tay 8. Spey 9. Nene 10. Clyde 11. Tweed 12. Eden

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