The River Wenning is a tributary of 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 ...

, flowing through

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and

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 ...

. The name derives from the

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

''Wann'', meaning ''dark river''. The Wenning is formed from the confluence of Clapham Beck, which rises above

Clapham Clapham () is a district in south London, south west London, England, lying mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, but with some areas (including Clapham Common) extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth. History Ea ...

, and Austwick Beck, which rises in

Crummackdale Crummackdale, (sometimes Crummack Dale), is a small valley north of the village of Austwick in the former Craven District of North Yorkshire, England. The Valley is drained by Austwick Beck, which flows into the River Wenning, which in turn head ...

above

Austwick Austwick is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about north-west of Settle. The village is on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Before local government reorganisation in 1974, Austwick parish was within Settle ...

. It then flows westwards through

High Bentham Bentham is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 3,027 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the town High Bentham, occasionally known as Higher Bentham or just Bentham, and the older ad ...

, Low Bentham and Wennington. The river flows for and drains an area of . It joins the

approximately west of Hornby. This river's valley, together with

Airedale Airedale is a valley, or Dale (landform), dale, in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England. It is named after the River Aire, which flows through it. The upper valley, from Malham Cove to Airton, is known as Malhamdale, named after the vill ...

Wharfedale Wharfedale ( ) is one of the Yorkshire Dales. It is situated at source in North Yorkshire and then flows into West Yorkshire and forms the upper valley of the River Wharfe. Towns and villages in Wharfedale (downstream, from west to east) includ ...

and upper

Ribblesdale Ribblesdale is one of the Yorkshire Dales in England. It is the Dale (landform), dale or upper valley of the River Ribble in North Yorkshire. Towns and villages in Ribblesdale (downstream, from north to south) include Selside, North Yorkshire, ...

, made up the former district of Craven in North Yorkshire.

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Wenning, River

Wenning Wenning is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Brian Wenning (born 1981), American skateboarder * Gregor Wenning (born 1964), German neurologist * Keith Wenning (born 1991), American football player * Michael Wenning (1935–2011) ...

River Wenning The River Wenning is a tributary of the River Lune, flowing through North Yorkshire and Lancashire. The name derives from the Old English ''Wann'', meaning ''dark river''. The Wenning is formed from the confluence of Clapham Beck, which rises ...

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