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The River Greta is a river in Cumbria, England. It is a tributary of the River Derwent and flows through the town of Keswick. "Greta" derives from the Old Norse "Griótá", meaning "stony stream". [1] The name is in records dating from the early 13th century, and also appears in Latinised form, as "Gretagila", at the time of Magna Carta. [1]
The company's £20 million sewer improvement scheme, begun in 2011, aims to improve water quality in the River Greta [8] and the lake itself. [9] The project will facilitate removal of greater quantities of phosphates. [10] Works to upgrade the wastewater treatment works and pumping station were begun in May 2010. [6]
Keswick's history throughout the 20th century was one of increasing reliance on tourism, the pencil industry being the second largest source of employment. The Cumberland Pencil Company, formed at the turn of the century, occupied a large factory near the River Greta on the road leading out of Keswick towards Cockermouth. [49]
Mosedale Beck is a river in Cumbria, England, which rises on the northern slopes of Great Dodd and flows north east, to the south of Clough Head before joining the River Glenderamackin to the east of Threlkeld village. This then flows west, alongside the A66 road south of Blencathra, to form the River Greta which flows into the River Derwent.
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St. John's Beck is a river in the Lake District of Cumbria, England. [ 1 ] The beck has its beginning as an outflow of Thirlmere , whence it flows northwards through St. John's in the Vale, towards Threlkeld , where it meets the River Glenderamackin to form the River Greta .