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A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over a very long period. Some valleys are formed through erosion by glacial ice.
Downtown Greenville is bisected by a wooded valley park containing the falls of the Reedy River.The Liberty Bridge is located just downstream from this group of waterfalls, replacing a six-lane highway bridge that was demolished to improve the visibility and accessibility to the falls and adjacent park.
Compton Acres (garden) Coordinates: 50°42′26″N 1°55′35″W. The Water Garden at Compton Acres. Compton Acres is a large privately owned garden in Poole, Dorset, England. It was founded in 1920 by Thomas William Simpson, an entrepreneur who had become wealthy through the manufacture of margarine. [1] The gardens are a popular tourist ...
Dell (landform) In physical geography, a dell is a grassy hollow —or dried stream bed—often partially covered in trees. [1][2] In literature, dells have pastoral connotations, frequently imagined as secluded and pleasant safe havens. The word "dell" comes from the Old English word dell, which is related to the Old English word dæl, modern ...
Betty Mundy's Bottom is a wooded valley in the South Downs of Hampshire. There are various folk tales about the name, dating back centuries. One theory is that it is from the Latin beati mundae, meaning the most beautiful place in the world. Another has it that Betty Mundy lived in a cottage there and that she would waylay discharged sailors ...
Knoebels is located in a small wooded valley in central Pennsylvania. In 1829, a local man by the name of Henry Knoebel purchased the land for $931 (equivalent to $26,638 in 2024). The valley, originally known as "Peggy's Farm", was used as farming land until the early 1900s, when a creek-fed swimming hole was introduced.
The FBI insists nothing came of the March 2018 excavation in Dents Run, a remote wooded valley about 110 miles (177 kilometers) northeast of Pittsburgh. But a treasure hunter who led FBI agents to ...
Lonscale Fell. Seen from above the Glenderaterra valley on the path from Threlkeld. Looking north from the summit takes in the fells around the upper Caldew valley. Lonscale Fell is a hill in the English Lake District. Its pointed second top is instantly recognisable, standing at the eastern end of the Skiddaw massif.