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'''The Breamish''' is a river in [[Northumberland]], [[England]] which rises on Comb Fell in the [[Northumberland National Park]] on the |
'''The Breamish''' is a river in [[Northumberland]], [[England]] which rises on Comb Fell in the [[Northumberland National Park]] on the southern side of [[The Cheviot]]. It is one of the eight rivers rising in the [[Cheviot Hills]], the others being the [[College Valley]], the Harthope Burn, the Bowmont, the Kale Water, the Heatherhope Burn, the [[Coquet]] and the [[Alwyn]] |
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There are two notable villages in the upper Breamish valley: [[Ingram]] and Linhope, both of which are in the [[Northumberland National Park]]<ref> http://www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/visiting/placestovisit/cheviothills/breamishvalleycheviots </ref> |
There are two notable villages in the upper Breamish valley: [[Ingram]] and Linhope, both of which are in the [[Northumberland National Park]]<ref> http://www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/visiting/placestovisit/cheviothills/breamishvalleycheviots </ref> |
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Revision as of 19:24, 13 January 2013
The Breamish is a river in Northumberland, England which rises on Comb Fell in the Northumberland National Park on the southern side of The Cheviot. It is one of the eight rivers rising in the Cheviot Hills, the others being the College Valley, the Harthope Burn, the Bowmont, the Kale Water, the Heatherhope Burn, the Coquet and the Alwyn
There are two notable villages in the upper Breamish valley: Ingram and Linhope, both of which are in the Northumberland National Park[1]
The Breamish becomes the River Till near Wooler This is the only tributary of the River Tweed that flows exclusively in England
History
The Salters Road runs from the upper Breamish Valley across the Cheviots into Scotland. This was the historic pack-horse route for carrying salt from the coast into the Scottish borders [2] [3] On the hills above the Breamish Valley are many archaeological remains of earlier occupations, from Neolithic and Bronze Age burial sites to hillforts, farmsteads, field systems and deserted medieval villages.
Geography
References
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