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The River Yeo, also known as the River Ivel,〔(Somerset County Council website )〕 is a tributary of the River Parrett in north Dorset and south Somerset, England. The river's names derive from the Celtic river-name ''gifl'' 'forked river'. The name Yeo appears to have been influenced by Old English ''ēa'' 'river'.〔Mills, A.D. and Room, A. ''A Dictionary of British Place-Names'' Oxford University Press〕 The river rises in Dorset, in the North Dorset Downs. It flows through Sherborne, and the Somerset towns of Yeovil, Yeovilton and Ilchester, and joins the River Parrett near Langport. For a few miles east of Yeovil, it forms the county boundary between Somerset and Dorset. The river is navigable for light craft for from the Parrett to Ilchester.〔(Jim Shead website )〕 The Yeo's tributaries include the River Gascoigne, which rises near Milborne Wick and joins the Yeo near Sherborne, the River Wriggle, Trent Brook, Hornsey Brook, the River Cam and Bearley Brook. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「River Yeo (South Somerset)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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