The River Wharfe is a river in Yorkshire, England. For much of its length it is the county boundary between West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire. The name Wharfe is Celtic and means "twisting, winding". Image File history File linksMetadata Linton_Falls,_River_Wharfe. ... Grassington is a picturesque village in Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Ouse is the name of more than one river in Great Britain: River Ouse, Yorkshire River Great Ouse in East Anglia River Little Ouse, a tributary of the River Great Ouse River Ouse, Sussex in East Sussex There is also a town named Ouse: Ouse, Tasmania, Australia See also Rivers... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... River Gambia flowing through Niokolokoba National Park A river is a large natural waterway. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England in the United Kingdom, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ...

Course

The valley of the River Wharfe is known as Wharfedale. Its source is at Langstrothdale Chase in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and flows through Kettlewell, Grassington, Bolton Abbey, Addingham, Ilkley, Otley, Wetherby, Tadcaster, then flows into the River Ouse near Cawood. The section of the river from its source to around Addingham is known as Upper Wharfedale and has a very different character to the river downstream. Wharfedale is one of the Yorkshire Dales. ... The source of a river, usually a lake or a spring, is the farthest point of a river from its estuary or confluence with another river. ... A village in the Yorkshire Dales The Yorkshire Dales lie in an area of high ground in North and West Yorkshire, England. ... Categories: Stub | Villages in North Yorkshire ... Grassington is a picturesque village in Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England. ... Bolton Abbey Bolton Abbey is a ruined 12th-century priory in North Yorkshire, England. ... Addingham (formerly Haddincham) is a village in the English county of West Yorkshire. ... Ilkley is a town in the metropolitan borough of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. ... Otley is a town in northern England by the River Wharfe. ... Wetherby is an historic market town in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Map sources for Tadcaster at grid reference SE4843 Tadcaster is a town in North Yorkshire, England, lying on the River Wharfe and the Great North Road. ... The River Ouse in York The River Ouse (pronounced ooze) in North Yorkshire, England flows through York and Selby. ... Cawood (Other names: Carwood, Thorpe Lane) is a large village in North Yorkshire. ...

The Wharfe has a reputation of being very dangerous, in that people have regularly been drowned while swimming in it.

The river is approximately 97 kilometres long before it joins the River Ouse. Ouse is the name of more than one river in Great Britain: River Ouse, Yorkshire River Great Ouse in East Anglia River Little Ouse, a tributary of the River Great Ouse River Ouse, Sussex in East Sussex There is also a town named Ouse: Ouse, Tasmania, Australia See also Rivers...

The River Wharfe is a public navigation from the weir at Tadcaster to its junction with the River Ouse near Cawood. The Wharfe is tidal from Ulleskelf.

The Strid

Near Bolton Abbey is the Strid. Here the whole river is channeled through a narrow gorge, at some points less than 2 metres across, at the surface. The gap looks eminently jumpable, but is deceptive as the many ledges on the sides are at different heights and often very slippery. Many people have fallen in and have been drowned. Fierce currents that run through this section drag any hapless victim down where they become trapped among the underwater ledges, and hollows carved by the rapids. Bolton Abbey Bolton Abbey is a ruined 12th-century priory in North Yorkshire, England. ...

Settlements

The Wharfe passing between Linton and Collingham

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• Buckden
• Starbotton
• Kettlewell
• Conistone
• Grassington
• Burnsall
• Appletreewick
• Bolton Abbey
• Beamsley
• Addingham
• Nesfield
• Ilkley
• Burley in Wharfdale
• Otley
• Pool
• Castley
• Netherby
• Chapel Hill
• Collingham
• Linton
• Wetherby
• Boston Spa
• Thorp Arch
• Newton Kyme
• Tadcaster
• Kirkby Wharf
• Ulleskelf
• Ryther

(Joins Ouse) Buckden is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. ... Starbotton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. ... Categories: Stub | Villages in North Yorkshire ... Conistone is a small village (population 117 in the 2001 census) in North Yorkshire. ... Grassington is a picturesque village in Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England. ... Burnsall is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. ... Appletreewick is a village and civil parish in Wharfedale, in the Yorkshire Dales, and is part of the Craven district of North Yorkshire. ... Bolton Abbey Bolton Abbey is a ruined 12th-century priory in North Yorkshire, England. ... Beamsley is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. ... Addingham (formerly Haddincham) is a village in the English county of West Yorkshire. ... Ilkley is a town in the metropolitan borough of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. ... Otley is a town in northern England by the River Wharfe. ... Pool in Wharfedale is a small village in the Lower Wharfedale area just 10 miles north of Leeds and 2 miles east of the larger Otley. ... Castley is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, It is on the River Wharfe and about 10 miles from the center of Leeds. ... Chapel Hill may refer to: Chapel Hill, Queensland, a town in Australia Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a town in the United States, or the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a major university within the town. ... Collingham is a village 3 km (2 miles) south east of Wetherby in West Yorkshire. ... See Linton for other places named Linton Linton is a village in West Yorkshire, England. ... Wetherby is an historic market town in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Boston Spa is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, four miles south of Wetherby, on the banks of the River Wharfe. ... Boston Spa is a village and civil parish in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, four miles south of Wetherby, on the banks of the River Wharfe. ... Map sources for Tadcaster at grid reference SE4843 Tadcaster is a town in North Yorkshire, England, lying on the River Wharfe and the Great North Road. ...

See also

• Rivers of the United Kingdom