Many hundreds of years ago the Danes and Anglo-Saxons sailed up the Trent to attack England.

Historical documents claim that in the years 1101 and 1581 the River Trent completely dried up!

At Great Haywood, where the River Sow meets the River Trent, there is a bridge called 'Essex Bridge' that was built during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

The Trent has had at least two other names. Under Roman rule it was called the 'Trisantona' and in the 8th century it was called the 'Treonte'.