The River Wear (/ˈwɪər/ⓘ, WEER) in Northern England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham, to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland. At 60 mi (97 km) long, it is one of the region's longest rivers. The Wear wends in a steep valley through the cathedral city of Durham and gives its name to Weardale in its upper reach and Wearside by its mouth.
The RiverWear (/ˈwɪər/ , WEER) in Northern England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham, to the North Sea in the City...
exist. The most notable geographic features of the county are the River Tyne and RiverWear, after which it is named and along which its major settlements...
Wear is the damaging, gradual removal or deformation of material at solid surfaces. Causes of wear can be mechanical (e.g., erosion) or chemical (e.g....
Sunderland (/ˈsʌndərlənd/ ) is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the RiverWear on the North Sea, approximately 10 miles (16 km)...
the RiverWear once followed the current route of the lower River Team and merged with the Tyne at Dunston. Ice diverted the course of the Wear to its...
list of suburbs and places of interest in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Carley Hill Castletown Downhill Fatfield Fulwell Hylton Castle...
The Tyne and Wear Metro is an overground and underground light rail rapid transit system serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South...
Chadwell Mylne of the New River Company, London. In 1845, at the age of 33, Meik was appointed engineer to the RiverWear Commission (responsible for...
the Essonne. Condatis, god of the RiverWear and healing. Segeta, goddess of the Loire. Sequana, goddess of the River Seine. Souconna, goddess of the Saône...
across the RiverWear Crossings of the River Severn Category:Crossings of the River Tees Category:Crossings of the River Tyne Crossings of the River Thames...
Kennedy that two divers had found a number of gold and silver items in the RiverWear in Durham which were subsequently discovered to have come from Ramsey's...
parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of the RiverWear, on the opposite side of Weardale from St John's Chapel. v t e...
responsible for policing the ceremonial counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. It is the largest police force in the North East by geographical area and...
situated to the north of the RiverWear, opposite Ireshopeburn. In the 2001 census West Blackdene had a population of 37. "Wear Valley Settlement Summary...
in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north bank of the RiverWear to the east of Willington and to the north-west of Spennymoor. Map sources...
AWK-lənd) is a market town and civil parish at the confluence of the RiverWear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, England. It is 12 miles (19 km) northwest...
small village in County Durham, England. It is situated close to the RiverWear, west of Crook. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 92 Barnard Castle...
Keelmen of Tyne and Wear were a group of men who worked on the keels, large boats that carried the coal from the banks of both rivers to the waiting collier...
Northern England. It runs from Walney Island in Cumbria to Sunderland on the RiverWear or Whitby. The route was launched on 1 June 2005 to complement the popular...
In machining, tool wear is the gradual failure of cutting tools due to regular operation. Tools affected include tipped tools, tool bits, and drill bits...
This is a list of crossings of the RiverWear, heading upstream from Sunderland, including road and rail bridges and fords. Historic England. "Details...