Humber
Sign in to saveThe Humber is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls, Faxfleet, by the confluence of the tidal rivers Ouse and Trent. From there to the North Sea, it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank and North Lincolnshire on the south bank. Also known as the River Humber, it is tidal its entire length.
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- Humber
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- The Humber Bridge viewed from the south-east
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- A long suspension bridge over a large expanse of water
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- Lincolnshire
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- Mouth of the Humber
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- Country
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- England
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- Cities
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- Kingston upon Hull
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- Towns
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- Brough, Grimsby, Immingham, Barton upon Humber, Cleethorpes
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- freshwater inflow
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- Trent Falls
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- North Sea, between Spurn Head
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- River Ouse, River Hull
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- River Trent, River Ancholme, River Freshney
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The Humber is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls, Faxfleet, by the confluence of the tidal rivers Ouse and Trent. From there to the North Sea, it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank and North Lincolnshire on the south bank. Also known as the River Humber, it is tidal its entire length.
Below Trent Falls, the Humber passes the junction with the Market Weighton Canal on the north shore, the confluence of the River Ancholme on the south shore; between North Ferriby and South Ferriby and under the Humber Bridge; between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Kingston upon Hull on the north bank (where the River Hull joins), then meets the North Sea between Cleethorpes on the Lincolnshire side and the long and thin headland of Spurn Head to the north.