Lenta Brook, East of Swindon - GB106039022870 Catchment area 1,559 ha, length 6.8km. Not designated artificial or heavily modified. Waterbody description The Book arises at Bishopstone gathering water from the steep hills of the Wanboroughs and Hinton Parva to the west. The river slowly winds north west through agricultural fields towards the A420 where it joins the River Cole at Acorn Bridge. The Lenta Brook crosses a band of mudstone known as the Gault Formation, before reaching the clay of East Swindon. Land use and designations Flora and Fauna Conclusions and issues Water Framework Directive WFD 2016 overall classified this waterbody as Poor, with the river having poor biological quality elements. http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB106039022870 Click here to go back to the main waterbodies information page Manage Cookie Preferences