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The River Ettrick flows through the villages of Ettrick, Ettrickbridge and the historic town of Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. It is a tributary of the River Tweed. Jump to: navigation, search Map sources for Ettrickbridge at grid reference NT387243 Ettrick is a relatively small area within the Scottish Borders. ... Map sources for Selkirk at grid reference NT469286 Selkirk is a royal burgh in the Scottish Borders, and historically the county town of Selkirkshire. ... Scottish Borders (Crìochan na h-Alba in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... 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. ... There are other rivers with this name: see Tweed River The River Tweed at Abbotsford, near Melrose The River Tweed at Coldstream The River Tweed (156 kilometres or 97 miles long) flows primarily through the Borders region of Scotland. ...

  • Map sources for: NT171063 - source on Wind Fell / Loch Fell and NT 489 323 - confluence with the River Tweed near Sunderland Hall, Lindean.


There are other rivers with this name: see Tweed River The River Tweed at Abbotsford, near Melrose The River Tweed at Coldstream The River Tweed (156 kilometres or 97 miles long) flows primarily through the Borders region of Scotland. ...

River Tweed, UK (Others in NSW and NZ) edit
Administrative areas: Scottish Borders, Scotland | Northumberland, England | Flows into: North Sea

Towns (upstream to downstream): Peebles | Galashiels | Melrose | St. Boswells | Kelso | Coldstream | Berwick-upon-Tweed
There are other rivers with this name: see Tweed River The River Tweed at Abbotsford, near Melrose The River Tweed at Coldstream The River Tweed (156 kilometres or 97 miles long) flows primarily through the Borders region of Scotland. ... The Tweed River is a short river on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... Scottish Borders (Crìochan na h-Alba in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Gardens in Scotland... For other places with this name, see Northumberland (disambiguation) Northumberland is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in northern England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... Old Parish Church, Peebles Location within the British Isles Peebles 55°39′ N 3°11′ W is a burgh in the traditional county of Peeblesshire (of which it is the county town), in the Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed. ... Galashiels is a burgh in the Scottish Borders, on the Gala Water river. ... Melrose is a small, historic town in the Scottish Borders. ... The centre of Kelso with its cobbled square. ... Coldstream Bridge over the Tweed Coldstream (An t-Alltan Fuar in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in the Scottish Borders. ... Map sources for Berwick-upon-Tweed at grid reference NT9952 Berwick-upon-Tweed from across the river Berwick-upon-Tweed, (pronounced Berrick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost town in England, situated on the east coast on the mouth of the river Tweed. ...


Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence): Cor Water | Talla Water | Holms Water | Lyne Water | Manor Water
Quair Water | Leithen Water | Cadden Water | River Ettrick | Gala Water | River Teviot | River Till | Whiteadder Water
A confluence is the merger or meeting of two or more objects (or subjects) that seem to inseparably bind their respective forces or attributes into a point of junction. ... Leithen Water runs through the town of Innerleithen and subsequently feeds the River Tweed. ... A river of the Scottish Borders, the River Teviot rises in the western foothills of Comb Hill on the border of Dumfries and Galloway. ... The River Till in Northumberland is the only English tributary of the River Tweed. ...


Major bridges (upstream to downstream): Leaderfoot Viaduct | Dryburgh Bridge | Mertoun Bridge | Kelso Bridge | Coldstream Bridge
Ladykirk and Norham Bridge | Union Bridge | A1 bridge, River Tweed | Royal Border Bridge | Royal Tweed Bridge | Berwick Bridge Dryburgh Suspension Bridge, near Dryburgh Abbey, Scottish Borders, is a 19th century suspension bridge between the villages of Dryburgh and St. ... Coldstream Bridge, linking Coldstream, Scottish Borders with Cornhill, Northumberland, is an 18th century Grade II* listed bridge between England and Scotland, across the River Tweed. ... Ladykirk and Norham Bridge, which connects Ladykirk in the Scottish Borders with Norham in Northumberland, is a Grade II listed bridge that spans the River Tweed. ... Viewed from Scotland The Union Bridge, also called the Chain Bridge spans the River Tweed at Grid reference NT934510, between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick, Berwickshire (now part of Scottish Borders). ... Royal Border Bridge spans the River Tweed between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth in Northumberland. ... The Royal Tweed Bridge is a 1920s road bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, that carries Pudding Lane across the River Tweed. ... Berwick Bridge, also known as the Old Bridge, spans the River Tweed in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. ...

Longest UK rivers: 1. Severn 2. Thames 3. Trent 4. Aire 5. Great Ouse 6. Wye 7. Tay 8. Spey 9. Nene 10. Clyde 11. Tweed 12. Eden

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ETTRICK - LoveToKnow Article on ETTRICK (261 words)
, a river and parish of Selkirkshire, Scotland.
The river rises in Capel Fell (2223 ft.), a hill in the extreme SW.
In the parish of Ettrick were born James Hogg, the Ettrick shepherd.
Chesterfield County, Virginia | Planning - Ettrick Community Profile (477 words)
Ettrick, one of the county's older unincorporated villages, is located on the north side of the Appomattox River, across the river from Petersburg and west of the City of Colonial Heights.
By the 1800s, Ettrick was cutting its teeth as a mill town, influenced by ease of access to Petersburg via Campbell's Bridge, which was built across the Appomattox in 1810.
"Ettrick is in a wonderful location," said Sterling Hawkins, a lifelong Ettrick resident and vice president of Ettrick on the Move, a community association formed 12 years ago to steer community improvements and beautification efforts and to plan community activities.
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