| River Tern River Tearne | |
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 The Tern nearLongdon-on-Tern | |
 A map of the Tern and its tributaries.Watershed is shown in cyan. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| State | England |
| County | Shropshire |
| City | Market Drayton,Atcham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Maer Pool |
| • location | lake in the grounds of Maer Hall,Staffordshire |
| • coordinates | 52°56′36″N2°19′03″W / 52.94323°N 2.31742°W /52.94323; -2.31742 |
| • elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Mouth | River Severn |
• location | Attingham Park,Atcham,Shropshire |
• coordinates | 52°40′42″N2°39′44″W / 52.67828°N 2.66214°W /52.67828; -2.66214 |
• elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Length | 30 mi (48 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | River Meese,River Strine |
| • right | River Roden |
TheRiver Tern (also historically known as theTearne[1]) is ariver inShropshire,England. It rises north-east ofMarket Drayton in the north of the county. The source of the Tern is considered to be the lake in the grounds ofMaer Hall,Staffordshire. From here it flows for about 30 miles (48 km), being fed by theRiver Meese and theRiver Roden, until it joins theRiver Severn nearAttingham Park,Atcham.
Extensivepeat bog formerly existed,[2] extending fromCrudgington on the Tern as far asNewport.
AtLongdon-on-Tern, the Tern is spanned by theLongdon-on-Tern Aqueduct, the world's first large-scalecast ironnavigable aqueduct (Benjamin Outram's 13 m cast iron Holmes Aqueduct pre-dated it by a month), designed byThomas Telford to carry theShrewsbury Canal. Although no longer connected to the canal network, The 62-yard (57 m) long structure still stands, but is marooned in the middle of a field.
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