River Trent - The Nottinghamshire Trent

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River Trent

The River Trent, the third longest river in England emerges at around 919ft(280m)on Biddulph Moor and flows for 185 miles (298km) eventually discharging into the Humber Estuary at Trent Falls. The limit of navigation is at Burton on Trent.

This section of river leaves the Derbyshire boundary at Long Eaton and follows the river downstream to Cromwell Lock. Along this section it is a significant lowland river with arable farming on brown earth based alluvial soils. The characteristic landscape is theTrent and Belvoir Vales.

Long Eaton to Clifton Bridge

From its confluence with the River Erewash the river flows alongside the Attenborough Nature Reserve formed by sand and gravel extraction.




At Beeston a lock allows access to the Beeston canal.

The river loops around Clifton



towards Clifton Bridge



The two Clifton bridges were opened in 1958 and 1972.
The Fairham Brook joins from the south.

Clifton Bridge to Trent Bridge

Below Clifton Bridge the river loops around Wilford becoming more urban.



Wilford Toll Bridge dates from 1870 and provided a route to Clifton Colliery. It remained in private hands until the 1960s. The centre span was replaced in 1974 and is now a footbridge.

The River Leen joins from the north.



Wilford suspension Bridge dates from 1906 and was built as a combined aqueduct and footbridge connecting to Wilford Hill Reservoir.

Trent Bridge to Colwick

There has been a bridge across the River Trent since 920. The current bridge dates from 1871 with widening on both sides carried out in the 1920s by Cleveland Bridge.



Lady Bay Bridge carried the former Midland Railway line to Melton Mowbray and was closed by Beeching in the 1960s. It now carries road traffic.

Colwick Sluice to Radcliffe on Trent

Radcliffe Viaduct opened in 1850 carries the Nottingham to Grantham railway over the river.

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