("sedge, rush") hence the origin of the name Seaverne recorded in the 16th-17th century.

Common club-rush (Schoenoplectus lacustris) prefers to grow in shallow water such as that found in ponds, streams and river margins. The Hwicce people used the club-rush growing along the banks of the River Severn to make wicker baskets.

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