Gill (stream)
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Ghyll or Gill is used for a stream or narrow valley in the North of England and other parts of the United Kingdom. The word originates from the Old Norse
Gil. Examples include:
Where the word Ghyll refers to a valley, the stream flowing through it is often referred to as a Beck: for example in Swaledale
, Gunnerside Beck flows through Gunnerside Ghyll. Beck is also used as a more general term for streams in the north of England.
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
Gil. Examples include:
- DuftonDuftonDufton is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies in the Eden Valley and below Great Dun Fell. It is mostly around 180m above sea level. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 169....
Ghyll Wood - Dungeon Ghyll
- Gaping GillGaping GillGaping Gill is a natural cave in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the unmistakable landmarks on the southern slopes of Ingleborough – a deep pothole with the stream Fell Beck flowing into it...
- Trow GhyllTrow Ghyll skeletonThe Trow Ghyll skeleton is a set of human remains discovered on August 24, 1947 in a cave near Clapham in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was named after a prominent topographical feature located some away. Although the identity of the body has never been ascertained, it has been claimed that...
Where the word Ghyll refers to a valley, the stream flowing through it is often referred to as a Beck: for example in Swaledale
Swaledale
Swaledale is one of the northernmost dales in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in northern England. It is the dale of the River Swale on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire.-Geographical overview:...
, Gunnerside Beck flows through Gunnerside Ghyll. Beck is also used as a more general term for streams in the north of England.