River Greta

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River Greta is a small river in the Lake District of Cumbria, England, known for flowing through the town of Keswick and its scenic surrounding landscapes.

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Label Occurrences
River Greta canonical 5

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
country England
crosses A66 road
surface form: A66 road (near Keswick)
drainageBasin River Derwent catchment
flowsInto Derwentwater lakeshore
surface form: Derwentwater vicinity / River Derwent
flowsThrough Keswick
formedByConfluenceOf Glenderamackin
St John’s Beck
hasBridge Greta Bridge, Keswick
hasNearbyFeature Blencathra
Skiddaw
surface form: Skiddaw range
knownFor passing through Keswick town centre
scenic landscapes
languageOfName English
locatedIn Allerdale
surface form: Allerdale district

Cumbria
Lake District
North West England
nameEtymology likely from Old Norse, related to ‘stony stream’ or ‘gravelly river’
region Lake District
surface form: Lake District National Park
sourceLocation area near Threlkeld
tributaryOf River Derwent
surface form: River Derwent (Cumbria)
usedFor angling
recreational walking along its banks
watercourseType small river

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Keswick locatedOnRiver River Greta
Greta Hall locatedNear River Greta
Greta Hall hasNameOrigin River Greta
Blencathra drainsInto River Greta
Blencathra isNorthOf River Greta