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| River Sence | |
|---|---|
 The River Sence, near Sheepy Magna | |
  Location of the mouth within Leicestershire | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | Leicestershire, East Midlands |
| Towns | Sheepy Magna, Ibstock, Coalville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Copt Oak, Leicestershire, United Kingdom |
| • coordinates | 52°43′04″N 1°18′01″W / 52.7179°N 1.3003°W |
| Mouth | River Anker |
• location | Atherstone, West Midlands, Warwickshire, United Kingdom |
• coordinates | 52°35′20″N 1°32′13″W / 52.5889°N 1.5370°W |
The River Sence is a river which flows in Leicestershire, England. The tributaries of the Sence, including the Saint and Tweed, fan out over much of western Leicestershire from Charnwood Forest and Coalville in the north-east to Hinckley and almost to Watling Street in the south and south-west. Its watershed almost coincides with Hinckley and Bosworth Borough of Leicestershire, which was formed in 1974 by amalgamation of Market Bosworth Rural District and Hinckley Urban District. It flows into the Anker, which in turn flows into the River Tame. It is part of the wider River Trent catchment, which covers much of central England. In 1881, Sebastian Evans wrote that the usual names for this river were Shenton Brook and Sibson Brook.[1]
- ^ Evans, Arthur Benoni (1881) Leicestershire Words, Phrases, and Proverbs; edited, with additions by Sebastian Evans. London: Trübner & Co.; p. 47