Rowley Burn (other)
Rowley Burn can refer to: * Rowley Burn (Northumberland), tributary of Devil's Water * Rowley Burn (County Durham), tributary of the River Deerness The River Deerness in County Durham, England is a tributary to the River Browney, which is itself a tributary the River Wear. It rises near Tow Law and descends through the Deerness Valley for a distance of , passing the villages of Waterho ...

Rowley Burn (Northumberland)
Rowley Burn (also known as Rowley Brook and Ham Burn, NY 9358) is a stream in Northumberland, running around three miles south of Hexham before joining the Devil's Water, which flows into the River Tyne. Etymology Allen Mawer's ''Place-Names of Northumberland and Durham'' implies that the name of the stream may have the same etymology as places called ''Roughley'', from Old English ''rūh'' (rough') and ''lēah'' ('open land in woodland'). Geology The formation of the Rowley Burn valley has been discussed by J. B. Sissons. History Bede's ''Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum'', completed around 731, recounts a story of the Battle of Heavenfield, which Bede says took place 'in loco, qui lingua Anglorum Denisesburna, id est Riuus Denisi, uocatur' ('in a place which in the language of the English is called ''Denisesburna'', that is the stream of Denisus' around 634. William Greenwell found evidence in a charter issued for the Archbishop of York by Thomas de Whittington Thoma ...
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Devil's Water
Devil's Water is a river in Northumberland, England. A tributary of the River Tyne, it joins that river from the south, near the village of Dilston about south-west of Corbridge. It is formed from the waters of several smaller burns and sikes between Embley and Hackford some south of Hexham. Its tributaries include the Rowley Burn and West Dipton Burn. Devil's Water is of historical interest, figuring in the Battle of Hexham. Etymology The name ''Devil's Water'' may share an etymology with the various rivers named ''Douglas'' in Northern England and Scotland such as the Douglas Water and River Douglas. The name is derived from the Brittonic elements ''dūβ-'', meaning "black", and ''*glẹ:ss'', "stream, rivulet, watercourse" (Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons ( ...
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Rowley Burn (County Durham)
Rowley Burn can refer to: * Rowley Burn (Northumberland), tributary of Devil's Water * Rowley Burn (County Durham), tributary of the River Deerness The River Deerness in County Durham, England is a tributary to the River Browney, which is itself a tributary the River Wear. It rises near Tow Law and descends through the Deerness Valley for a distance of , passing the villages of Waterho ...