River Hindburn
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The River Hindburn is a river
in Lancashire
, England
.
The Hindburn rises at Thrushgill where three smaller stream
s (namely Whitray Beck, Middle Gill and Dale Beck) combine.
The river proceeds northwards past Low Gill to Wray
, where it merges with the River Roeburn
, before carrying on to meet the River Wenning
in Hornby Park.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The Hindburn rises at Thrushgill where three smaller stream
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
s (namely Whitray Beck, Middle Gill and Dale Beck) combine.
The river proceeds northwards past Low Gill to Wray
Wray, Lancashire
Wray is a small village in Lancashire, part of the civil parish of Wray-with-Botton, in the City of Lancaster district. Wray is the point at which the River Roeburn joins the River Hindburn....
, where it merges with the River Roeburn
River Roeburn
The River Roeburn is a river in Lancashire, England.Sourced at Salter Fell, the Roeburn flows northwards through Roeburndale to Wray, where it falls into the River Hindburn....
, before carrying on to meet the River Wenning
River Wenning
The River Wenning is a tributary of the River Lune, flowing through North Yorkshire and Lancashire. The Wenning rises at Clapham in Yorkshire and flows westwards through High Bentham, Low Bentham and Wennington....
in Hornby Park.