River Roeburn
The River Roeburn is a river in Lancashire, England. Sourced at Salter Fell, the Roeburn flows northwards through Roeburndale to Wray, where it joins the River Hindburn. Flash flooding of the river in 1967 caused substantial damage to the village of Wray.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Roeburn” and “Roeburndale River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Hornby Castle.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
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Holy Trinity Church is in the village of Wray, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn.
Hornby Castle
Castle
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Hornby Castle is a country house, developed from a medieval castle, standing to the east of the village of Hornby in the Lune Valley, Lancashire, England. Hornby Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of River Roeburn.
Church of St James the Less, Tatham
Church
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The Church of St James the Less is in the village of Tatham, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wray and Hornby.
Wray
Village
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Wray is a small village in Lancashire, England, part of the civil parish of Wray-with-Botton, in the City of Lancaster district. Wray is the point at which the River Roeburn joins the River Hindburn.
Hornby
Village
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Hornby is a village in the civil parish of the parish of Hornby-with-Farleton, within the Lancaster district of the county of Lancashire, England. It is 9 miles from Lancaster, situated on the A683 the village lies at the confluence of the River Wenning and Lune In 2011 the built up area had a population of 468. Hornby is situated 1½ miles northwest of River Roeburn.
Farleton
Hamlet
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Farleton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hornby-with-Farleton, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England. Farleton lies in the north of the county just to the south of the main A683 road, some 8½ miles northeast of Lancaster. Farleton is situated 2 miles west of River Roeburn.
River Roeburn
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Roeburn” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Roeburn”
- Cebuano: “River Roeburn”
- Dutch: “River Roeburn”
- German: “River Roeburn”
- Swedish: “River Roeburn”
- Venetian: “Fiume River Roeburn”
- Welsh: “Afon Roeburn”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include River Hindburn and Wennington railway station.
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