River Jordan

The River Jordan is a river in the county of Dorset, England. The river is approximately 3 miles long, and includes the tributaries of the Osmington Brook and the Preston River. The River Jordan discharges into the English Channel at Bowleaze Cove, northeast of Weymouth.

The river's name is the same derivation as that of the nearby Jordan Hill, most probably from the Old English "cerr dūn" meaning "hill at the bend" . The former spelling of the name, Jordon, includes the Common Brittonic suffix "-don". A second possible origin is that "Jordan" is derived from "Chur dūn", or "hill on the River Chur". The Place-names of Dorset references the 16th century spelling "Jordain", and suggests that the river are either named after the Jordan family of Dorset, or simply after the River Jordan in the Middle East.
The river is sometimes referred to as the Preston River, after one of the river's two tributaries.

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