Bourne Brook

For other uses, see Bourne Brook (disambiguation).

The Bourne Brook or Black Brook, as it is known in its upper reaches, is a tributary of the River Tame in Staffordshire, England.^[2]

Bourne Brook
Bourne Brook near Hints
Confluence with the River Tame shown in Staffordshire
Location
Country	England
Counties	Staffordshire
District	Lichfield District
Town	Fazeley
Villages	Shenstone, Weeford, Hints
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Aldridge, Staffordshire
Mouth
• location	Fazeley, Staffordshire
• coordinates	52.6123°N 1.6921°W / 52.6123; -1.6921
Length	14 km (8.7 mi)[1]
Basin size	35 km2 (14 sq mi)[1]
Progression : Bourne Brook—Tame—Trent—Humber

Course

From its source near Aldridge (originally in Staffordshire, but now in the West Midlands county), where it is known as the Black Brook, it flows north, to the west and north of the village of Shenstone, then flows east past Weeford and Hints where the name changes to the Bourne Brook. It then continues through the grounds of Drayton Manor Theme Park and then to its confluence with the River Tame near Fazeley.^[2]

Its waters ultimately flow, via the River Trent then the Humber, into the North Sea.