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What city does the River Witham flow through?

Lincoln. The Witham runs through Lincoln before going through rural Lincolnshire, emptying into the River Haven at Boston. This flows into the North Sea.

Liverpool stands on which famous river?

Mersey. The Mersey starts in a small, Lancashire field and flows through Manchester before it reaches Liverpool. In length, it is approximately 113km long.

Before it flows into the North Sea, the River Wensum flows through which East Anglian city?

Norwich. The Wensum begins life in a small hill range and flows down through Norwich into the North Sea.

Name one of the two rivers that run through Bristol?

River Avon & River Frome & Avon & Frome. The Avon flows into the Severn, which is the widest river in Britain at its mouth. The Severn flows into the Bristol Channel before reaching the Irish Sea. Technically, it doesn't go through Bristol, it only passes it. The Severn is the longest British river at 358 kilometres long. The River Frome flows through Bristol and into the City`s floating harbour which has lock gates situated at the Cumberland basin and the Feeder canal, both of which connect with the River Avon

Middlesbrough sits on the River ______ ?

Tees. The Tees starts in Yorkshire and flows north through Stockton, then through Middlesbrough. Its length is 128km.

True or False: Birmingham does not stand on a major river.

t. Birmingham does stand on a number of minor rivers, but none that would classify as major.

The famous high-sided bridge crossing the River Tyne would be in which city?

Newcastle. The Tyne Bridge stands tall in the centre of Newcastle as the Tyne makes its way through the city.

The River Dee flows through which Scottish city?

Aberdeen. The Dee starts in the Cairngorm Mountains and runs down into Aberdeen. Its length is roughly 140km.

Inverness stands on what canal?

The Caledonian Canal. The Caledonian Canal flows into Inverness from Loch Ness, and emerges into the sea as the Moray Firth. When it was built, its 96km length was supposed to join the North Sea to the Irish Sea.

On which estuary does Kingston upon Hull stand?

River Humber. The Humber Docks are a key feature of Hull's skyline. The river provides a major link for British ships to get to Europe. The Humber estuary is formed by the Trent and Ouse rivers. It flows east from the Trent and Ouse and then south-east into the North Sea for 60 km.

Which of these cities does the River Trent NOT flow through?

Stafford. Along its windy path, the Trent flows through Stoke, Burton and Nottingham, but narrowly misses Stafford. It stands on the Trent-Mersey Canal. The Trent is 274km long.

Gillingham stands on the River _____ ?

Medway. The Medway lies in Kent to the east of London. It is a tributary of the Thames. It is a short river, about 112km in length.

On which river does Exeter lie?

Exe. This is how Exeter gets its name. The Exe is 88km long, serving a drainage basin of 615 square miles.

True or False: Portsmouth stands on the River Solent.

f. False, because it doesn't stand on any river. It stands on a peninsula between two harbours. The River Solent does not exist, but the Solent is the stretch of water between Portsmouth and The Isle of Wight.

The River Adur flows into the English Channel through which town?

Shoreham. The River Adur is only a small, minor river, starting in rural Sussex and flowing down through Brighton into the Channel. Its length is unknown, but it is relatively short.

Ipswich lies on the River _____ ?

Orwell. The Orwell has a large mouth. The port that it serves is a big shipping link between England and the rest of Europe.

Which of these cities does the River Lune passes through?

Lancaster. The Lune flows into Morecambe Bay, on the West Coast of Britain. The aqueduct carrying the canal over the Lune was completed in 1797.

The River Forth is located in which country?

Scotland. The Forth runs into the Firth of Forth which is crossed by one of the world's famous bridges.

Which canal provides an important transport link between Liverpool and Yorkshire?

Leeds-Liverpool. The Leeds-Liverpool canal was built for that very reason, to transport goods between Liverpool and Yorkshire.

And finally, the Thames flows through which capital city?

London. Perhaps the most famous river in Britain, the Thames is a major feature of the nation's capital. It runs for 340km from Cheltenham to the North Sea.