en River Hor

Hor
Hor
	The River Hor at Horsham St Faith
	Location within Norfolk
Location
Country	England
State	Norfolk
Region	East of England
District	Broadland
Physical characteristics
Source	Spring in the churchyard of St Margaret's Church
• location	Felthorpe
• coordinates	52°42′37″N 1°12′37″E / 52.7103°N 1.2104°E
• elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Mouth	River Bure
• location	west of Wroxham
• coordinates	52°42′14″N 1°22′44″E / 52.70389°N 1.37889°E
Length	13.3 km (8.3 mi)
Basin features
River system	River Bure
	watermills; Horsham St Faith; Horsford

The River Hor is a short river in the county of Norfolk, England. It runs 13.3 kilometres (8.3 mi) east from its source near Felthorpe to its confluence with the River Bure near Wroxham.^[1]

History

The name of the river is probably a back-formation from the name of villages that it flows through. The village of Horsford has a name meaning "ford that horses can cross", so the river's name may be formed from that.^[2]

References

^ Ordnance Survey of Great Britain
^ A. D. Mills. A Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford University Press.

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[os-1] Ordnance Survey of Great Britain

[2] A. D. Mills. A Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford University Press.

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