The River Greta is a river flowing through
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
and
North Yorkshire
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in the north of England.
The river is formed by the confluence of the
River Twiss and the
River Doe at
Ingleton.
From Ingleton, the Greta travels westwards through
Burton-in-Lonsdale and, over the border in Lancashire, Cantsfield and Wrayton, passing
Thurland Castle, where the Greta flows into the
River Lune
The River Lune (archaically sometimes Loyne) is a river in length in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.
Etymology
Several elucidations for the origin of the name ''Lune'' exist. Firstly, it may be that the name is Brittonic languages, Brittonic ...
.
References
Rivers of Lancashire
Rivers of North Yorkshire
Rivers of Lancaster
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