River Waver
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The River Waver is a river in Cumbria
, England
. The river rises at Wavergillhead (as Townthwaite Beck).
It is fed by the northwards flowing Thornthwaite Beck and Pow Gill either side of Bolton Wood Lane.
The "Little Waver", rising at Catlands Hill, joins at Waterside near Woodrow.
The river then takes a northward course via Waverton and Waverbridge, before turning sharply westwards at Abbey Town. The river then goes north, running into Moricambe Bay
, an inlet
of the Solway Firth
.
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, 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 river rises at Wavergillhead (as Townthwaite Beck).
It is fed by the northwards flowing Thornthwaite Beck and Pow Gill either side of Bolton Wood Lane.
The "Little Waver", rising at Catlands Hill, joins at Waterside near Woodrow.
The river then takes a northward course via Waverton and Waverbridge, before turning sharply westwards at Abbey Town. The river then goes north, running into Moricambe Bay
Moricambe Bay
Moricambe Bay is an inlet of the Solway Firth in Cumbria in north west England, created by the confluence of two rivers, the Waver and Wampool.- External links :...
, an inlet
Inlet
An inlet is a narrow body of water between islands or leading inland from a larger body of water, often leading to an enclosed body of water, such as a sound, bay, lagoon or marsh. In sea coasts an inlet usually refers to the actual connection between a bay and the ocean and is often called an...
of the Solway Firth
Solway Firth
The Solway Firth is a firth that forms part of the border between England and Scotland, between Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway. It stretches from St Bees Head, just south of Whitehaven in Cumbria, to the Mull of Galloway, on the western end of Dumfries and Galloway. The Isle of Man is also very...
.