Boat on the River Axes

Description

A boat on the river Axe at low tide. The river Axe runs past Uphill and Weston-super-Mare and in medieval times was used by sea faring ships to sail to Glastonbury at high tide.

The river continues northwest past Wedmore Moor and through Oxmoor, Stoke Moor and Monk Moor. The river passes through the settlement of Lower Weare and on to the south of Loxton. From this point until it reaches the coast at Weston Bay the river forms the northern boundary of the county. The lower reaches of the Axe have a history of navigation from the harbour at Uphill through to the settlement of Weare. The current tidal limit of the Axe is the sluice gates at Bleadon and Brean Cross.