Kershope Burn | |
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Location | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Part | England, Scotland |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Liddel Water |
• coordinates | 55°08′17″N2°49′26″W / 55.138069°N 2.823846°W |
Kershope Burn is a small river; a tributary of both the Liddel Water and the River Esk; its final destination is the Solway Firth. The early stages begin in the Border Forest, from where it flows in a south westerly direction, followed in its entirety by the border between England and Scotland.
Maps for Kershope Burn and the surrounding area, showing Administrative Geographies, Designations and other criteria from Natural England: [lower-alpha 1]
The toponym for Kershope Burn might be:
The name element Kers is from Old English êacerse (êa..cerse) "water−cress". [lower-alpha 9] [lower-alpha 11]
The name element hope is from Old English hōp or Middle English hope ( " valley " ). [lower-alpha 12]
Place names with the name element hope are common in the North Pennines, especially in the lead mining areas of Weardale. [lower-alpha 13]
The following place names are related:
Overview of course of burn: [lower-alpha 14]
The river rises, as Clark's Sike, in a marshy area in Kielder Forest Northumberland known as Hobb's Flow, before becoming Kershope Burn after running by Kershopehead, a farmstead in Cumbria.
The river runs into Liddel Water at Kershopefoot, after which Liddel Water marks the boundary between England and Scotland. The final few metres (yards) of the river flow past the hamlet at Kershopefoot and underneath the railway bridge of the former Waverley Line. Between 1862 and 1969 a passenger station variously known as Kershope or Kershope Foot was located here. [9]
Clark's Sike [lower-alpha 15] is the primary feeder for the Kershope Burn and also defines the Anglo-Scottish border for a short distance. [2]
The area of blanket bog to the east of Clark's Sike is known as Hobb's Flow, and is part of the Kielder Mires SSSI.
James Logan Mack [lower-alpha 16] issued this warning: [10]
In a wet season its passage should not be attemptedand even in a dry one the traveller is not free of the riskof being engulfed in this morass. . .
The name element Hobb may be derived from folklore that was introduced into the area by migrant workers. [lower-alpha 17]
The name element Flow is a word used (especially in Scotland) to describe a " morass or marsh ". [lower-alpha 18] [lower-alpha 19]
There is evidence to suggest that the burn may have some characteristics that are typical of a chalk stream, for example a high alkaline mineral content:
The mires are situated within and around the huge forestry plantations of Kielder Forest and Wark Forest. [11]
A Grade II* listed 19th century toll pillar marks a significant point on the Anglo-Scottish border where the Bloody Bush road crosses from England into Scotland. [lower-alpha 25]
The Bloody Bush road was an important trade route between England and Scotland, in particular for the transport of coal from the Lewisburn Colliery in England to the Scottish border towns [lower-alpha 26] that were becoming increasingly industrialised. [lower-alpha 27] [lower-alpha 28]
The name Bloody Bush refers to a local story that narrate's how a band of Border reivers from Tynedale were massacred by Scots after they had been caught stealing cattle from Liddesdale. [lower-alpha 29]
The road was an important trade route between Lewisburn Colliery and the Scottish border towns. It is possible that migrant workers [lower-alpha 30] introduced the folklore from whence the name Hobbs Flow was derived.
The River Esk, also known as the Border Esk, is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, that enters the English county of Cumbria and flows into the Solway Firth.
Brignall village is located in an elevated position adjacent to the River Greta, about 2 km upstream from Greta Bridge. The village is within the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England, the nearest town is the market town of Barnard Castle. The village is best known for the scenic valley section of the River Greta known as Brignall Banks, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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The Anglo-Scottish border is a border separating Scotland and England which runs for 96 miles (154 km) between Marshall Meadows Bay on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west.
Kershopefoot is a small hamlet in Cumbria, England, traditionally in Cumberland. It is located very close to the Scotland-England border and is near the Kershope Burn and the Liddel Water. Kershopefoot is most well known for its lodge house situated almost a mile from the hamlet. Between 1862 and 1969 a passenger station on the Waverley Line variously known as Kershope or Kershope Foot was located here.
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A hob is a type of small mythological household spirit found in the English Midlands, Northern England, and on the Anglo-Scottish border, according to traditional folklore of those regions. They could live inside the house or outdoors. They are said to work in farmyards and thus could be helpful; however, if offended they could become nuisances. The usual way to dispose of a hob was to give them a set of new clothing, the receiving of which would make the creature leave forever. It could, however, be impossible to get rid of the worst hobs.
Sevenhampton is a village and civil parish in Cotswold District, Gloucestershire. The parish is located in the Cotswolds in an area designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Most of the parish population reside in the two main settlements of Sevenhampton village and Brockhampton village, both are located in the valley of the River Coln.
Whitfield is a hamlet and former parish in Derbyshire, England. It is half a mile (1km) south of Glossop Town Hall, south of Glossop Brook between Bray Clough and Hurst Brook. Whitfield was one of the original townships in the ancient Parish of Glossop. Up to the latter part of the 18th century the hamlet was devoted mostly to agriculture with an area of 2,608 statute acres. The area rises from about 169m to about 266m above mean sea level.
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Rey Cross is the remains of a stone cross at Stainmore. It is also known as Rere Cross and is a Grade II* listed structure and a scheduled monument. It is located towards the western edge of County Durham, approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the border with Cumbria along the A66 road.
Border Moors and Forests NCA is an upland plateau region in Northern England between the North East and North West regions, and touching the Anglo-Scottish border. The region, like much of the northern English uplands, is sparsely populated, with scattered farming and hardy shepherding in river valleys. Because of this sparse population, 39% of the region is part of the Northumberland National Park in the southeast and several military assets are placed here, both modern and ancient. The NCA is of lower elevation to the Cheviot Hills to the east. The A68 is the only main road going through the region. Conifer plantations, moorland, bogs, wet heaths make up the landscape of the region, which only allows for rough grazing of sheep in most areas outside of the valleys. Afforestation is a major environmental factor within the 20th and 21st centuries, as the Kielder Forest is the largest planted forest in northern Europe and has destroyed many native mires and peat bogs of the region. As such in the 21st century preserving the moors has been a top priority in the region as its habitat is home to high biodiversity and the region also serves as an important storer of carbon in its moors.
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aet Hengestesige , and aet Seofecanwyrthe , and aet Wihtham
The place name Hampton is of Old English origin and is common in England, particularly in the South of England and Central England. It can exist as a name in its own right or as a prefix or suffix. The name suggests a farm settlement, especially one where pastoral farmers keep livestock on flood-meadow pastures.