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River Hooke

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31: 47: 850: 54: 261:, this has resulted in "many springy and boggy patches which are not typical of chalk valleys." Writing in 1965, Wightman commented that at Hooke village itself "the largest spring I have ever seen used to gush out of the steep hillside, and was immediately used for watercress." 371: 759: 434: 242:
for "sharp bend in a stream". It is possible that this description gave the village of Hooke its name, which then transferred to the river by back-formation.
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There is a river level monitoring stations on the River Frome at Hooke.
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Although the River Hooke is flanked on both sides by
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River Hooke is located in Dorset
England
Dorset
Dorset
Mouth
Maiden Newton
Dorset
50°46′38″N 2°34′26″W / 50.7772°N 2.5740°W / 50.7772; -2.5740
Dorset
England
Toller Whelme
Hooke
Toller Porcorum
Toller Fratrum
River Frome
Maiden Newton
the hundred of Tollerford
Old English
chalk
Dorset Downs
greensand
Ralph Wightman
Hooke
Hooke Court
"River Hooke level at Hooke - GOV.UK"
Geology and map of the Hooke Valley
Map refs for the source of the River Hooke
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