River Hor

Hor
River
The River Hor at Horsham St Faith
Country	England
State	Norfolk
Region	East of England
District	Broadland
Part of	River Bure
Source	Spring in the churchyard of St Margaret's Church
- location	Felthorpe
- elevation	34 m (112 ft)
- coordinates	52°42′37″N 1°12′37″E / 52.7103°N 1.2104°E
Mouth	River Bure
- location	west of Wroxham
- coordinates	52°42′14″N 1°22′44″E / 52.70389°N 1.37889°ECoordinates: 52°42′14″N 1°22′44″E / 52.70389°N 1.37889°E
Length	13.3 km (8 mi)
Location within Norfolk
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

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