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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]
Whit Beck is a tributary of the Glenderaterra, a stream which forms the eastern boundary of Lonscale Fell. This flows due south from Skiddaw Forest between the Skiddaw massif and Blencathra, before joining the River Greta and running on through Keswick. The eastern face of the fell above the Glenderaterra is a one-mile-long (1.6-kilometre ...
The river's Old Welsh name was Derwennydd and it is believed to be to be the setting of the medieval Welsh lullaby Dinogad's Smock. [ 3 ] The river rises at Sprinkling Tarn underneath Great End and flows in a northerly direction through the valley of Borrowdale , before entering Derwentwater , which it exits to the north just outside Keswick ...
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]
River Eden: River Eden: Name is not shown on Ordnance Survey maps, but is sometimes used for the valley above Mosedale hamlet. [2] Mosedale Beck (Glenderamackin) Eden: Great Dodd: River Glenderamackin and thence River Greta: River Derwent: The Mosedale Viaduct carries the former Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway, now a footpath, over ...
She was found in the Puyallup River near Sumner, authorities said in a news release on Dec. 1. Two months after the woman’s death, she was identified by dental records as Tracy Whitney, the ...
The western slopes of Clough Head drain into St John's Beck, which flows north into the River Greta, and which in turn joins the River Derwent at Keswick. The southern and eastern slopes drain into Mosedale and Mosedale Beck, which also joins the River Greta, via the River Glenderamackin. [1]
Drought conditions have gripped nearly the entire country, with only one state spared as a bone-dry autumn left most states parched. In November, Kentucky became the 49th state to cross into ...