River Conder
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The River Conder is a river
in the English
county
of Lancashire
.
The source of the River Conder is a spring at Conder Head on Black Fell near Littledale, from where the stream briefly runs north, then west through Cragg Wood. The river then skirts around Quernmore
in a south westerly direction through a disproportionately wide valley, created by glacial action.
The river runs through Ellel and Galgate before turning to the north west, flowing into the Lune estuary
between Conder Green and Glasson.
The name of the river was recorded in the 13th century as Kondover and Kondoure, being derived from Brythonic and meaning "crooked waters".
River
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in the English
England
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county
County
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of Lancashire
Lancashire
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The source of the River Conder is a spring at Conder Head on Black Fell near Littledale, from where the stream briefly runs north, then west through Cragg Wood. The river then skirts around Quernmore
Quernmore
Quernmore is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It is located about east of Lancaster. The parish of Quernmore had a population of 532 recorded in the 2001 census...
in a south westerly direction through a disproportionately wide valley, created by glacial action.
The river runs through Ellel and Galgate before turning to the north west, flowing into the Lune estuary
River Lune
The River Lune is a river in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.It is formed at Wath, in the parish of Ravenstonedale, Cumbria, at the confluence of Sandwath Beck and Weasdale Beck...
between Conder Green and Glasson.
The name of the river was recorded in the 13th century as Kondover and Kondoure, being derived from Brythonic and meaning "crooked waters".