River Wear
The River Wear in Northern England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham, to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland.
- Stream
- …is also known as “Wear”
- Description: river in North East England
Places of Interest
Discover Stadium of Light and Wave Basin Battery Adjacent To Old South Pier.
Stadium of Light
The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium…
Roker Pier lighthouse
Roker is a seaside resort in Sunderland, city of Sunderland district, Tyne and Wear.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monkwearmouth and Seaburn.
Monkwearmouth
Monkwearmouth is an area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in England.
Seaburn
Suburb
Seaburn is a seaside resort and northeastern suburb of Sunderland, North East England.
Sunderland
Sunderland is a city in Tyne and Wear in northeast England, with a population of 171,000 in 2021.
River Wear
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Latitude
54.91806° or 54° 55′ 5″ north
Longitude
-1.35972° or 1° 21′ 35″ west
Open location code
9C6WWJ9R+64
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“River Wear” goes by many names.
ملابس النهرArabic
Ríu WearAsturian
Wear ibaiaBasque
WearBavarian
ЎірBelarusian
River WearCebuano
威尔河Chinese
威爾河Chinese
УирChuvash
Kogin WearHausa
River WearHebrew
वीयर नदीHindi
WearHungarian
WearItalian
Wear (fiume)Italian
ウィア川Japanese
ウェア川Japanese
WearLadin
ViurusLatin
WirusLatin
വിയർ നദിMalayalam
WearNorthern Frisian
WearNorwegian
Wear NehriTurkish
ВірUkrainian
Sông WearVietnamese
Afon WearWelsh
WearWestern Frisian
Wear (rivier)Western Frisian
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Discover Sunderland Harbour and Stadium of Light.
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