The River Swilgate is a small river that flows through Gloucestershire, England.

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River Swilgate
The Swilgate flows past Tewkesbury Abbey.
Location within Gloucestershire
Location
Country	England
Counties	Gloucestershire
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	River Avon
• coordinates	51.9888°N 2.1657°W / 51.9888; -2.1657

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It is formed by the confluence at Elmstone Hardwicke of the Hyde Brook which flows westwards from Bishop's Cleeve, and Wymans Brook that flows northwest through Cheltenham.^[1] The Swilgate flows northwest and north to Tewkesbury where it joins the River Avon close to its confluence with the Severn.^[2]

The Swilgate gained some notoriety when New Statesman's issue of 4 January 2013 stated: "The Swilgate, the tributary of the Avon that runs round the southern edge of the town, had overflown its banks four days earlier".^{[clarification needed]}