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The '''River Blyth''' runs its whole course in [[Northumberland]] rising in the modest hills around [[Kirkheaton]] and flowing eastwards through the south of the county to reach the [[North Sea]] at [[Blyth]], where its mouth forms the town's harbour. | The '''River Blyth''' runs its whole course in [[Northumberland]] rising in the modest hills around [[Kirkheaton, Northumberland|Kirkheaton]] and flowing eastwards through the south of the county to reach the [[North Sea]] at [[Blyth]], where its mouth forms the town's harbour. | ||
From Kirkheaton the river heads determinedly eastwards, passing north of [[Belsay Castle]], meeting no villages on its way, before turning south after absorbing the Ogle Burn by [[Ogle]] and broadening with many tributary becks, and crossing under the A1 south of [[Stannington]], forming Stannington Vale. From here it is a short way to the sea. It flows through Plessey Woods Country Park, then on south of [[Bedlington]], where the rive rbecomes tidal, to [[Blyth]] and the industrial harbour fomed of its rivermouth. | From Kirkheaton the river heads determinedly eastwards, passing north of [[Belsay Castle]], meeting no villages on its way, before turning south after absorbing the Ogle Burn by [[Ogle]] and broadening with many tributary becks, and crossing under the A1 south of [[Stannington]], forming Stannington Vale. From here it is a short way to the sea. It flows through Plessey Woods Country Park, then on south of [[Bedlington]], where the rive rbecomes tidal, to [[Blyth]] and the industrial harbour fomed of its rivermouth. | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 2 February 2016
The River Blyth runs its whole course in Northumberland rising in the modest hills around Kirkheaton and flowing eastwards through the south of the county to reach the North Sea at Blyth, where its mouth forms the town's harbour.
From Kirkheaton the river heads determinedly eastwards, passing north of Belsay Castle, meeting no villages on its way, before turning south after absorbing the Ogle Burn by Ogle and broadening with many tributary becks, and crossing under the A1 south of Stannington, forming Stannington Vale. From here it is a short way to the sea. It flows through Plessey Woods Country Park, then on south of Bedlington, where the rive rbecomes tidal, to Blyth and the industrial harbour fomed of its rivermouth.
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- Bridges On the Blyth on Bridges on the Tyne