River Gaunless

"Arn Gill" redirects here. For the ravine in North Yorkshire, see Arn Gill (North Yorkshire).

River Gaunless
The Gaunless at Auckland Castle grounds.
River Gaunless is located in County Durham
River Gaunless
Location of the mouth within County Durham
Location
CountryEngland
DistrictCounty Durham
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCopley
 • coordinates54°37′12″N 1°52′12″W / 54.62000°N 1.87000°W / 54.62000; -1.87000
 • elevation230 m (750 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
River Wear, Bishop Auckland
 • coordinates
54°40′15.60″N 1°40′10.21″W / 54.6710000°N 1.6695028°W / 54.6710000; -1.6695028
 • elevation
70 m (230 ft)

The Gaunless is a tributary river of the Wear in County Durham, England. Its name is Old Norse, meaning "useless".[1] The Gaunless Viaduct, built in 1825, was the tallest viaduct on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway.

Formed just south of the village of Copley, by the confluence of Arn Gill (to the south, coming west from south of Langleydale Common) and Hindon Beck (to the north and coming east from Langleydale Common), the Gaunless wends its way east, passing the settlements of Butterknowle, Cockfield and Evenwood and through West Auckland before skirting the south and east of Bishop Auckland on its way to meet the River Wear.

An extension of the Copley Met.Office weather station has been placed at the head of the river at Copley Lead Mill to study its unique climate of frost and snow. It lies in a frost hollow and receives no sunshine between October and March because of its geography.

Settlements

  • Copley
  • Butterknowle
  • Evenwood
  • West Auckland
  • Bishop Auckland

Tributaries

  • Arn Gill
  • Hindon Beck
    • Cowclose Beck
      • Foul Sike
  • Grewburn Beck
    • Howle Beck
  • Gordon Beck
  • Norton Fine Beck
  • Oakley Cross Beck
  • Hummer Beck
  • Dene Beck
  • Coundon Burn

Bridges

References

  1. ^ A Potted History of West Auckland - Martin Connolly

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