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For details of rivers of the United Kingdom, see List of rivers of England; List of rivers of Scotland; List of rivers of Wales; Northern Ireland: see List of rivers of Ireland and Rivers of Ireland; Longest rivers of the United Kingdom
This is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Welsh border, and again from the Wye on the Welsh border anti-clockwise to the Tweed on the Scottish border.
Pages in category "Lists of rivers of the United Kingdom" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Thus the River Ure and River Ouse can be counted as one river system or as two rivers. If it is counted as one, the River Aire / River Ouse/ Humber system would come fourth in the list, with a combined length of 161 miles (259 km); and the River Trent /Humber system would top the list with their combined length of 222 miles (357 km). [ 6 ]
The North of England includes the country's highest mountains, in the Lake District of Cumbria. This was one of the first national parks to be established in the United Kingdom , in 1951. The highest peak is Scafell Pike , 978 m (3,209 ft) above sea level, and at least three other summits exceed 3,000 feet or 914.4 metres making them Furth Munros .
Longest river in the United Kingdom; leaves Wales after 48 miles (77 km). 2 River Wye: 135 217 Forms the Wales-England border for much of its length. 3 River Teme: 81 130 Entirely in England after 12 miles (19 km). 4 River Usk: 78 126 [3] Longest river entirely in Wales according to some sources. [4] 5 River Tywi: 75 121 6 River Teifi: 73 117 ...
List of Marilyns in England gives a more detailed listing, including the relative height for each fell. Scafell Pike, 978 m (3209 ft) Helvellyn, 950 m (3117 ft) Skiddaw, 931 m (3054 ft) Great Gable, 899 m (2949 ft) Pillar, 892 m (2927 ft) Fairfield, 873 m (2864 ft) Blencathra, 868 m (2848 ft) Grasmoor, 852 m (2795 ft)
The Nuttalls are mountains in England and Wales only that are over 2,000 feet (610 m), and with a relative height of at least 15 metres (49 ft). [73] [74] There were 444 Nuttalls in the original list (254 in England and 190 in Wales), compiled by John and Anne Nuttall and published in 1989–90 in two volumes, The Mountains of England & Wales.