River Greta

River Greta is a stream in County Durham, North East England, England. River Greta is situated nearby to the hamlet Greta Bridge, as well as near the locality Rokeby.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greta Bridge Roman fort, vicus and section of Roman road and The Morritt Arms Hotel.

Greta Bridge Roman fort, vicus and section of Roman road

Archaeological site

Photo: Sandy Gerrard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greta Bridge Roman fort, vicus and section of Roman road is an archaeological site.

The Morritt Arms Hotel

Hotel

Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rokeby Park is a country house in the Palladian style in the civil parish of Rokeby, in Northern England. It is close to the confluence of the River Tees and River Greta, near Greta Bridge in what is now County Durham.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greta Bridge and Brignall.

Greta Bridge

Hamlet

Photo: John Sell Cotman, Public domain.

Greta Bridge is a hamlet on the River Greta in the parishes of Rokeby and Brignall in County Durham, England. The bridge is over the River Greta, just south of its confluence with the River Tees.

Brignall

Hamlet

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brignall is a village and civil parish in the south-west of County Durham, England. It is located in an elevated position adjacent to the River Greta, 1.2 miles upstream from Greta Bridge.

Barningham

Village

Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barningham is a village in County Durham, in the Pennines of England. Barningham is situated 1½ miles south of River Greta.

River Greta

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.51181° or 54° 30′ 43″ north

Longitude

-1.87094° or 1° 52′ 15″ west

Elevation

459 feet (140 metres)

Open location code

9C6WG46H+PJ

GeoNames ID

2647911

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