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Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook
Low-lying land and roads between Stanford and Rugby including Lilbourne and Clay Coton areas
Avon, Swift, Claycoton
Leicestershire, Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire
West Midlands
Code: 033WAF201
Flood Alert
Active Warning
Raised: 2 Mar 2026 at 3:40pm • Updated: 2 Mar 2026 at 3:40pm
River levels continue to decrease at Lilbourne and whilst the level is decreasing the risk of flooding continues and will remain into Tuesday.
Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Avon between Stanford and Rugby, River Swift between Cosford and Rugby and Clay Coton Brook between Yelvertoft and Lilbourne.
We continue to closely monitor the situation. Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses. Stay away from flood water - it contains hidden dangers such as open manhole covers, sewage and chemicals.
This message will be updated by 1100 Tuesday 3 March or as the situation changes.
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Flood Event History (5)
2 Mar 2026 at 3:40pm
Flood Alert
River levels continue to decrease at Lilbourne and whilst the level is decreasing the risk of flooding continues and will remain into Tuesday.
Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Avon between Stanford and Rugby, River Swift between Cosford and Rugby and Clay Coton Broo...
1 Mar 2026 at 9:15am
Flood Alert
River levels are slowly decreasing at the Lilbourne and Churchover river gauges. Therefore, the risk of flooding will remain throughout Sunday. Some light rainfall is forecast, but no further increases are expected, we expect levels to continue to decrease.
Flooding may affect low-lying land and roa...
28 Feb 2026 at 11:25am
Flood Alert
Rising river levels today have led to flooding.
Flooding is possible on 28 February 2026 and into Sunday 1 March.
River levels are still rising at Clay Coton, Lilbourne and Churchover and will continue to do so throughout Saturday.
Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the Rive...
27 Feb 2026 at 11:00am
Flood Alert
River levels at Lilbourne remain high and will remain high during Friday and into Saturday with more rain expected. Flooding is likely to affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Avon between Stanford and Rugby, River Swift between Cosford and Rugby and Clay Coton Brook between Yelvert...
26 Feb 2026 at 4:35pm
Flood Alert
Forecast high river levels overnight may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from the early hours of 27 February 2026 .
Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Avon between Stanford and Rugby, River Swift between Cosford and Rugby and Clay Coton Brook between Yelvert...
