The River Swilgate is a small river that flows through Gloucestershire, England.

River Swilgate
The Swilgate flows past Tewkesbury Abbey.
River Swilgate is located in Gloucestershire
River Swilgate
Location within Gloucestershire
Location
CountryEngland
CountiesGloucestershire
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
River Avon
 • coordinates
51°59′20″N 2°09′57″W / 51.9888°N 2.1657°W / 51.9888; -2.1657

It is formed by the confluence at Elmstone Hardwicke of the Hyde Brook which flows westwards from Bishop's Cleeve, and Wymans Brook that flows northwest through Cheltenham.[1] The Swilgate flows northwest and north to Tewkesbury where it joins the River Avon close to the latter's confluence with the Severn.[2]

The Swilgate gained some notoriety when New Statesman's issue of 4 January 2013 stated: "The Swilgate, the tributary of the Avon that runs round the southern edge of the town, had overflown its banks four days earlier".[clarification needed]

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