River Leith
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The River Leith is a watercourse in Cumbria
, a county
of northwestern England
.
Rising at Shap
, the Leith flows north alongside the M6 motorway
via Great and Little Strickland
before turning eastward at Melkinthorpe
. Having passed through Cliburn
, the Leith flows into the River Lyvennet
at Cliburn Mill.
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, a county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of northwestern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Rising at Shap
Shap
Shap is a linear village and civil parish located amongst fells and isolated dales in Eden district, Cumbria, England. The village lies along the A6 road and the West Coast Main Line, and is near to the M6 motorway...
, the Leith flows north alongside the M6 motorway
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...
via Great and Little Strickland
Little Strickland
Little Strickland is a small village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It is about from Penrith and from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland...
before turning eastward at Melkinthorpe
Melkinthorpe
Melkinthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Great Strickland within the Eden District in the county of Cumbria. It is near the villages of Hackthorpe and Cliburn.-Geography and general description:...
. Having passed through Cliburn
Cliburn
Cliburn is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Town Head. In 2001 the population was 204.-History:...
, the Leith flows into the River Lyvennet
River Lyvennet
The River Lyvennet is a river flowing through the county of Cumbria in England.The source of the Lyvennet is to be found close to Robin Hood's Grave on Crosby Ravensworth Moor, an area rich in ancient remains....
at Cliburn Mill.