Confluence of Skirden Beck with the Ribble - geograph

Skirden Beck is a minor

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). It is approximately long and has a

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area of . The Beck is formed at the confluence of New Gill Beck and Grunsagill Beck and flows southward, being joined by Grainings Clough and then Monubent Beck (at ''Forest Becks'' near ''Skirden''). After passing through

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village it collects Bier Beck and Kirk Beck, before passing Bolton Mill. The confluence with Holden Beck occurs just before Skirden Beck falls into the

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near ''Briery Bank Wood''.

Tributaries

Holden Beck

Holden Beck rises at ''Dugdales'' where Threap Green Brook (falling south from ''Ling Hill'' picks up another stream near ''Greenwoods'') and flows southwards to its confluence with Skirden Beck. Through ''Alder House Wood'' and ''Clough Wood'', between ''Mear Gill Top'' and ''Holden'', this stream takes the name Mear Gill. *Fell Brook rises on '' Grindleton Fell'' and drains into Mear Gill at Mear Gill Top. **Bay Gate Brook, rising near ''Higher Heights'', joins near ''Bay Gate''. **Far Fields Brook joins near ''Harrop Gate'', having risen to the south on Grindleton Fell. **Black Brook rises near ''Bambers'' and skirts to the north of ''Harrop Fell'', joining Fell Brook close to the

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of ''Harrop Fold''.

Kirk Beck

Like Skirden Beck, Kirk Beck flows through ''

''. Prior to this, it is known as Fox Gill Beck (''Fox Ghyll'' is just to the north of Bolton-by-Bowland). Fox Gill Beck rises near ''Monubent''. *Gill Bottom Beck rises near ''Small Field Plantation'' and joins Fox Gill Beck at ''Ghyll Bottom''.

Bier Beck

Bier Beck rises just above ''Big Holme''. *''Hungrill Beck'' rises between ''Anna Lane Head'' and ''Mear Gill Farm''. **''Higher Syke'' joins near ''Wycongill''. It is formed at the confluence of Bleara Syke (rising at ''New Barn'') and Varleys Syke (whose source is near ''Knotts''). *''Cuddy Syke'' rises near ''Lodge Farm''.

Monubent Beck

Monubent Beck flows west then north, joining Skirden Beck at ''Forest Becks''. It is swollen by Hen Gill Beck, itself picking up Agden Beck, known above ''Mere Syke Bridge'' as Mere Syke.

Grunsagill Beck

Grunsagill Beck and New Gill Beck meet near ''Brackenhurst''. Grunsagill Beck, before ''Grunsagill'' is known as Tosside Beck. Tosside Beck flows south from ''Bent House'', prior to which it is known as Holden Beck or Moor End Beck.

New Gill Beck

New Gill Beck flows from ''Beckfoot'', above which it is known as Bond Beck. Bond Beck rises in ''Skirden Hall Plantation''. It flows south by south east past ''Ghylls''. *Walkers Clough is a short stream running east from ''Knotts'' to its meeting with New Gill Beck at ''Beckfoot''. *Little Beck flows east from ''Stephen Moor'' to ''Butter Fields'', where it joins Bond Beck. *Sandy Syke rises at ''Black Hill'' in ''

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References

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