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The
River Wyre is a
river in
Lancashire,
England, which flows into the
Irish Sea at
Fleetwood. It is approximately 28 miles (45km) in length. The river is a
County Biological Heritage Site.
Geography
The river rises in the
Forest of Bowland in central Lancashire, as two distinct tributaries, the Tarnbrook Wyre and the Marshaw Wyre, whose confluence is near the village of
Abbeystead. A pumping station was built just below below the confluence as part of a water transfer scheme in the 1980s. During a site visit by villagers from nearby
St Michael's On Wyre in 1984, a major explosion occasioned by a buildup of naturally-occurring
methane gas occurred. Sixteen people were killed and a further 22 were injured.
From Abbeystead, the river flows south through
Garstang to
Catterall where it meets its first major tributary, the
River Calder. The river then turns westward, flowing through
St Michael's On Wyre where it's joined by its second major tributary, the
River Brock. It becomes tidal near
Little Eccleston.
It is crossed by a
toll bridge (normal fee is 40
pence) at
Cartford, between
Little Eccleston and
Out Rawcliffe. A former toll bridge,
Shard Bridge, close to
Poulton-le-Fylde, has been rebuilt and is now free. The
Lancaster Canal crosses on a small
aqueduct at
Garstang. A pedestrian ferry runs between Fleetwood and
Knott End but the ferry to the
Isle of Man no longer runs.
Major industry exists at the former
ICI site at Burn Naze, close to the estuary of the river. Originally an
alkali works taking
brine from mines and
wells across the river in and around
Preesall. Later processes undertaken on the site included those dealing with
Vinyl Chloride Monomer, although this was later moved to
Runcorn and ICI activity on the site wound up. Industrial activity by a number of various companies continues by the river, albeit on a much reduced scale.
The area around Burn Naze on the western side of the Wyre estuary was formerly known as
Bergerode, believed to be an
Old English term for "shallow harbour",
beor grade.
Fleetwood at the mouth of the river was a major fishing port up until the latter half of the 20th century. Wyre Dock was built there between 1869 and 1877. With the decline in the size of the fleet, most of the dock complex has subsequently been converted to a
marina and the adjacent "Freeport" shopping village.
The river drains a total catchment area of approximately 175 square miles (450 km²). The tidal portion of the river below Cartford Bridge drains a catchment area of approximately 125 square miles (320 km²).
The Wyre is reputedly the longest river in England whose estuary can be seen from its source.
Image:England and Scotland 015.jpg|Looking north-northwest from Stanah to the mouth of the River Wyre at Fleetwood
Image:England and Scotland 016.jpg|Looking north-east across the Wyre to Over Wyre
Image:England and Scotland 017.jpg|...and east to Wardley's Creek in Hambleton
Settlements
River Wyre
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Marshaw Wyre
Marshaw
Tarnbrook Wyre
Lower Lee
Tarnbrook
Tributaries
River Wyre
Hillylaid Pool
Wardley's Pool
Peg's Pool
Skippool Creek
- Main Dyke
- Calder Brook
- Wall Mill Pool
- Thistleton Brook
- Medlar Brook
- Scholar Brook
- River Brock
- Yoad Pool
- New Draught
- Old River Brock
- Withney Dike
- Woodplumpton Brook
- Swill Brook
- Blundel Brook
- New Mill Brook
- Barton Brook
- Dean Brook
- Sparling Brook
- Westfield Brook
- Mill Brook
- Whinnyclough Brook
- Lickhurst Brook
- Huds Brook
- Winsnape Brook
- Clough Heads Brook
- Longback Brook
- Ains Pool
- River Calder
- Little Calder River
- Nanny Brook
- Calder Dyke
- East Grain
- North Grain
- Parkhead Brook
- Grizedale Brook
- Tithe Barn Brook
- Park Brook
- Foxhouses Brook
- Street Brook
- Damas Gill
- Sparrow Gill
- Caw Brook
- Gallows Clough
- Hall Gill
- Parson's Brook
- Cam Brook
- Lainsley Slack
Marshaw Wyre
- Marshaw Wyre
- Inchaclough
- White Syke
- Bull Beck
- Well Brook
- Black Clough
- Trough Brook
- Threapshaw Clough
Tarnbrook Wyre
Tarnbrook Wyre
- River Grizedale
- Castle Syke
- Grizedale Brook
- Lower Within Syke
- Higher Within Syke
- Wood Syke
- Thorn Clough
- Fall Clough
- Tarn Syke
- Higher Syke
- Delph Beck
- White Moor Clough
- Swine Clough
- Deer Clough
- Small Clough
- Gavells Clough
- Hare Syke
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