Skirden Beck
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Skirden Beck is a minor river
in Lancashire
. Formerly, the Beck was in the county
of Yorkshire
.
The Beck is formed at the confluence of New Gill Beck and Grunsagill Beck and flows southward, being joined by Monubent Beck (at Forest Becks near Skirden), Bier Beck, Kirk Beck and finally Holden Beck.
Skirden Beck falls into the River Ribble
near Briery Bank Wood.
. Prior to this, it is known as Fox Gill Beck (Fox Ghyll is just to the north of Bolton-by-Bowland). Fox Gill Beck rises near Monubent.
Grunsagill Beck, before Grunsagill is known as Tosside Beck. Tosside Beck flows south from Bent House, prior to which it is known as Holden Beck or Moor End Beck.
River
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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...
. Formerly, the Beck was in the county
County
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of Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
.
The Beck is formed at the confluence of New Gill Beck and Grunsagill Beck and flows southward, being joined by Monubent Beck (at Forest Becks near Skirden), Bier Beck, Kirk Beck and finally Holden Beck.
Skirden Beck falls into the River Ribble
River Ribble
The River Ribble is a river that runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire, in northern England. The river's drainage basin also includes parts of Greater Manchester around Wigan.-Geography:...
near Briery Bank Wood.
Holden Beck
Holden Beck rises at Dugdales where Threap Green Brook (falling south from Ling Hill picks up another stream near Greenwoods) and flows southwards to its confluence with Skirden Beck. Through Alder House Wood and Clough Wood, between Mear Gill Top and Holden, this stream takes the name Mear Gill.- Fell Brook rises on Grindleton Fell and drains into Mear Gill at Mear Gill Top.
- Bay Gate Brook, rising near Higher Heights, joins near Bay Gate.
- Far Fields Brook joins near Harrop Gate, having risen to the south on Grindleton Fell.
- Black Brook rises near Bambers and skirts to the north of Harrop Fell, joining Fell Brook close to the medievalMiddle AgesThe Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
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of Harrop Fold.
Kirk Beck
Like Skirden Beck, Kirk Beck flows through Bolton-by-BowlandBolton-by-Bowland
Bolton-by-Bowland is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. Prior to 1974, the village was part of Bowland Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire....
. Prior to this, it is known as Fox Gill Beck (Fox Ghyll is just to the north of Bolton-by-Bowland). Fox Gill Beck rises near Monubent.
- Gill Bottom Beck rises near Small Field Plantation and joins Fox Gill Beck at Ghyll Bottom.
Bier Beck
Bier Beck rises just above Big Holme.- Hungrill Beck rises between Anna Lane Head and Mear Gill Farm.
- Higher Syke joins near Wycongill. It is formed at the confluence of Bleara Syke (rising at New Barn) and Varleys Syke (whose source is near Knotts).
- Cuddy Syke rises near Lodge Farm.
Monubent Beck
Monubent Beck flows west then north, joining Skirden Beck at Forest Becks. It is swollen by Hen Gill Beck, itself picking up Agden Beck, known above Mere Syke Bridge as Mere Syke.Grunsagill Beck
Grunsagill Beck and New Gill Beck meet near Brackenhurst.Grunsagill Beck, before Grunsagill is known as Tosside Beck. Tosside Beck flows south from Bent House, prior to which it is known as Holden Beck or Moor End Beck.
New Gill Beck
New Gill Beck flows from Beckfoot, above which it is known as Bond Beck. Bond Beck rises in Skirden Hall Plantation. It flows south by south east past Ghylls.- Walkers Clough is a short stream running east from Knotts to its meeting with New Gill Beck at Beckfoot.
- Little Beck flows east from Stephen Moor to Butter Fields, where it joins Bond Beck.
- Sandy Syke rises at Black Hill in GisburnGisburnGisburn is a village, civil parish and ward within the Ribble Valley borough of Lancashire, England. It lies northeast of Clitheroe. The parish of Gisburn had a population of 506, and the ward had 1287, recorded in the 2001 census....
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