Stock Beck
Encyclopedia
Stock Beck is a minor river
in the West Craven
area of Pendle
, Lancashire
(formerly in Yorkshire
).
Stock Beck drains the area around the town of Barnoldswick
.
The Beck joins the River Ribble
at Gisburne 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 the West Craven
West Craven
West Craven is an area in the east of Lancashire, England in the far northern part of the borough of Pendle. Historically the area has lain within the ancient county boundaries of Yorkshire and was administered as part of the Skipton Rural District of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.After...
area of Pendle
Pendle
Pendle is a local government district and borough of Lancashire, England. It adjoins the Lancashire boroughs of Burnley and Ribble Valley, the North Yorkshire district of Craven and the West Yorkshire districts of Calderdale and the City of Bradford...
, 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 in 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...
).
Stock Beck drains the area around the town of Barnoldswick
Barnoldswick
Barnoldswick is a town and civil parish within the West Craven area of the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town is built in the shadow of Weets Hill, and Stock Beck, a...
.
Course
The Beck rises at Higher Laithe and flows north east to Barnoldswick, where it turns north, then west.The Beck joins 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:...
at Gisburne Park.
Tributaries
- Spittle Syke
- Horton Beck
- Bottom Beck
- Lodge Hill Syke
- Old Park Syke
- Wedacre Syke
- Hesketh Rough Syke
- Old Park Syke
- Lodge Hill Syke
- Flush Beck
- Hell Forest Dike
- Turpit Gate Syke
- Hayfield Dike
- Tosber Syke
- Fools Syke
- Ray Gill Water
- Ray Gill
- Horrox Gill
- Ray Gill Water
- Crownest Syke
- Gillians Beck
- Moor Side Beck