River Wyre | |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Lancashire |
Subdivision Type2: | Country |
Subdivision Name2: | England |
Length: | 28miles |
Source1: | Tarnbrook Wyre and Marshaw Wyre |
Source1 Location: | Forest of Bowland |
Mouth: | Irish Sea |
Mouth Location: | Between Fleetwood and Knott End |
Mouth Coordinates: | 53.9284°N -3.0021°W |
The River Wyre, in Lancashire, England, flows into the Irish Sea at Fleetwood. It is 28 miles (45 km) long and has a sheltered estuary which penetrates deep into the Fylde peninsula.
The name Wyre is of pre-Roman, likely, if specific, Common Brittonic origin.[1] It may be derived from *wiΣ-,