River Laver
The River Laver is a tributary of the River Skell, itself a tributary of the River Ure in North Yorkshire, England. The name is of Brittonic origin, from labaro, meaning "talkative", i.e. a babbling brook.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Laver”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ripon Cathedral and Prison & Police Museum.
Ripon Cathedral
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England.
Prison & Police Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Prison & Police Museum is a museum in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire, in England. The building housing the museum was constructed in 1685, as a prison.
St John the Baptist’s Chapel, Ripon
Church
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Baptist's Chapel is a chapel of ease in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire, in England. St John's Almshouses, Ripon were founded in about 1110.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ripon and Ure Bank.
Ripon
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ripon is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with a population in 2011 of 16,702. Its main attraction is the cathedral, and the nearby UNESCO World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Ure Bank
Neighborhood
Ure Bank is a suburb of the city of Ripon, in North Yorkshire, England. It developed as a small settlement in the nineteenth century before being officially included as part of the city in the early years of the 20th century, and is located 1 mile north of Ripon city centre, across the River Ure.
Sharow
Village
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sharow is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile north-east of Ripon. The name Sharow derives from the Old English of 'Scearu' and 'Hōh' which translates as boundary hill-spur or a share/division of a sharply projecting piece of land.
River Laver
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Laver from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Laver” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Laver”
- Dutch: “River Laver”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر لافير”
- German: “River Laver”
- Swedish: “River Laver”
- Welsh: “Afon Laver”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bondgate and Fisher Green.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ailey Hill and Ripon Community Hospital.
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