Cod Beck, North Yorkshire
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Cod Beck is a river in North Yorkshire
, England
. It has a catchment area of 209.34 km² (80.8 sq mi).
The river extends from above Cod Beck Reservoir
at Osmotherley on the edge of the North York Moors
through Thirsk
and on to join the River Swale
at Topcliffe
.
Cod Beck has a long history of flooding Thirsk and a feasibility study completed in April 2005 recommended additional flood defences and upstream storage.
The name Cod Beck is a derivative of Cold Beck, where beck is smaller than a river; the stream runs deep between banks, so is always fairly cool. Cod fish are of course not found in fresh water.
(Joins Swale)
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, 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...
. It has a catchment area of 209.34 km² (80.8 sq mi).
The river extends from above Cod Beck Reservoir
Cod Beck Reservoir
Cod Beck Reservoir is a man-made lake situated adjacent to the North Yorkshire Moors National Park and near the village of Osmotherley in the English county of North Yorkshire. The reservoir is named after Cod Beck, which is the small river that fills it....
at Osmotherley on the edge of the North York Moors
North York Moors
The North York Moors is a national park in North Yorkshire, England. The moors are one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. It covers an area of , and it has a population of about 25,000...
through Thirsk
Thirsk
Thirsk is a small market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The local travel links are located a mile from the town centre to Thirsk railway station and to Durham Tees Valley Airport...
and on to join the River Swale
River Swale
The River Swale is a river in Yorkshire, England and a major tributary of the River Ure, which itself becomes the River Ouse, emptying into the North Sea via the Humber Estuary....
at Topcliffe
Topcliffe, North Yorkshire
Topcliffe is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the River Swale, close to the A168 and about five miles south-west of Thirsk...
.
Cod Beck has a long history of flooding Thirsk and a feasibility study completed in April 2005 recommended additional flood defences and upstream storage.
The name Cod Beck is a derivative of Cold Beck, where beck is smaller than a river; the stream runs deep between banks, so is always fairly cool. Cod fish are of course not found in fresh water.
Settlements
from source- Osmotherley
- EllerbeckEllerbeckEllerbeck is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England.Ellerbeck lies on the A684 road between Northallerton and the A19 near Osmotherley...
- Foxton
- Kirby SigstonKirby SigstonKirby Sigston is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England approximately four miles from Northallerton. The parish contains the hamlet of Jeater Houses due east of the village on the trunk A19 road....
- Thornton-le-StreetThornton-le-StreetThornton-le-Street is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A168 , about three miles north of Thirsk....
- North KilvingtonNorth KilvingtonNorth Kilvington is a hamlet and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just off the A19, about two miles north of Thirsk. In the 2001 census, North Kilvington had a population of 23....
- South KilvingtonSouth KilvingtonSouth Kilvington is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just off the A19, about one mile north of Thirsk. The original route of the A19 used to run through the village, it is now the A61...
- ThirskThirskThirsk is a small market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The local travel links are located a mile from the town centre to Thirsk railway station and to Durham Tees Valley Airport...
- SowerbySowerby, North YorkshireSowerby is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, it is situated immediately south of Thirsk....
- DaltonDalton, HambletonDalton is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles south of Thirsk and near the A168 road....
(Joins Swale)