Name used by the Venerable Bede to describe the meeting of river and tributary at the mouth of the River Aln, at Alnmouth, Northumberland. Bede, commonly known as the Venerable Bede, (c. ... For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A river is a large natural waterway. ... A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... The River Aln runs through the Alnwick district of the County of Northumberland in England, discharging into the North Sea on the east coast of England. ... Taken from a booklet to celebrate the Centenary Year 1976. ... For other places with this name, see Northumberland (disambiguation) Northumberland is a ceremonial and administrative county in northern England. ...
For in the year 684 a synod was held for the purpose of electing a new bishop for the diocese of Hexham.
The Venerable Bede tells us that it was held at a place known as Adtwifyrdi or Twyford, the place where there are two fords, at the mouth of a river "Alne" on the border between the dioceses of Hexham and Lindisfarne.
Everything points to this place having been situated at or somewhere near where the village of Alnmouth now stands.
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