River Twiss
The River Twiss is a river in the county of Yorkshire, England. The source of the river is Kingsdale Beck, which rises at Kingsdale Head at the confluence of Back Gill and Long Gill in the Yorkshire Dales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Beezley Falls and St Oswald’s Church.
St Oswald’s Church
Church
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St Oswald's Church is in the village of Thornton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ewecross, the archdeaconry of Craven and the Diocese of Leeds.
White Scar Caves
White Scar Caves is a show cave in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England, under Ingleborough in the Chapel-le-Dale valley of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scar End and Ingleton.
Scar End
Hamlet
Scar End is a settlement on the side of Twisleton Scar in the English county of North Yorkshire. This Scar itself is the end of a spur running westwards from Whernside, one of the Three Peaks, towards Ingleton, North Yorkshire, and the beds of limestone project to a height of 120 metres above sea level.
Ingleton
Village
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Ingleton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The village is 17 miles from Kendal and 17 miles from Lancaster on the western side of the Pennines.
Masongill
Hamlet
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Masongill is a small community on the western edge of the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village, in the Yorkshire Dales, lies near the border of Lancashire to the west, and the nearby hamlet of Ireby. Masongill is situated 2 miles west of River Twiss.
River Twiss
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Ingleton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, 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 Twiss” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Twiss”
- Cebuano: “River Twiss”
- Dutch: “River Twiss”
- Dutch: “Twiss”
- German: “River Twiss”
- Persian: “ریور تویس”
- Swedish: “River Twiss”
- Tajik: “Ревир туис”
- Welsh: “Afon Twiss”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Swilla Glen and Raven Ray.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Constitutional and Cuckoo Island.
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