The River Swale
Cundall
The River Swale in Yorkshire is a major tributary of the River Ure, which itself becomes the River Ouse, eventually emptying into the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. The River flows for 73.2 miles from its source at the confluence of the Birkdale Beck and the Great Sleddale Beck, near Birkdale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Swale is from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘Sualuae’ meaning ‘rapid and liable to deluge’. It is said to be the fastest flowing river in England, its levels have been known to rise as much as 10 feet in 20 minutes.
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The River Swale
Cundall
The River Swale in Yorkshire is a major tributary of the River Ure, which itself becomes the River Ouse, eventually emptying into the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. The River flows for 73.2 miles from its source at the confluence of the Birkdale Beck and the Great Sleddale Beck, near Birkdale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Swale is from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘Sualuae’ meaning ‘rapid and liable to deluge’. It is said to be the fastest flowing river in England, its levels have been known to rise as much as 10 feet in 20 minutes.
Thank you for your visit and your comments, they are greatly appreciated.