River Keer Explained

River Keer
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United Kingdom
Subdivision Type2:Part
Subdivision Name2:England
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Lancashire, Cumbria

The River Keer is a river in Northern England. It flows for through the English counties of Lancashire and Cumbria.[1] [2]

For parts of its course, the Keer marks the boundary between Lancashire and Cumbria, as well as the ancient counties of Lancashire and Westmorland.[3]

The river rises on Docker Moor near the villages of Whittington and Hutton Roof,[4] following a westerly course, passing the villages of Capernwray, Borwick and Warton,[5] as well as Pine Lake, before reaching Carnforth, after which the river runs through salt marshes before pouring into the Kent estuary and Morecambe Bay as part of the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[6]

References

54.1289°N -2.7925°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keer Catchment Data Explorer Catchment Data Explorer . environment.data.gov.uk . 1 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Keer - Lower Catchment Data Explorer Catchment Data Explorer . environment.data.gov.uk . 1 February 2024.
  3. Book: Marr . J. E. . North Lancashire . 1912 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 53. 3225072.
  4. Book: Ekwall . Eilert . English river-names . 1928 . Clarendon Press . Oxford . 223. 2793798.
  5. Book: Lofthouse . Jessica . Lancashire villages . 1973 . Hale . London . 0709141653 . 69.
  6. Web site: Seascape . arnsidesilverdaleaonb.org.uk . 1 February 2024 . 61.