River Tweed
Sign in to saveriver in the Border region in Scotland and northern England, UK, flows into the North Sea at Berwick Upon Tweed
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The River Tweed is a river in the Border region between Scotland and northern England that flows into the North Sea at Berwick upon Tweed. It matters as an important waterway in this historic border area and serves as a natural geographical feature defining the landscape between the two countries.
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Key facts
- Native name
- Uisge Thuaidh ( Scottish Gaelic )
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Part
- Scotland , England
- Source
- Tweed's Well
- Location
- Tweedsmuir , Scottish Borders , Scotland
- Coordinates
- 55°26′42″N 3°29′46″W / 55.445°N 3.496°W / 55.445; -3.496
- Mouth
- North Sea
- Length
- 156 km (97 mi)
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Thuaidh /ɯʃgʲə huəj/), is a river 97 miles (156 km) long that flows east across the Border region in Scotland and northern England. Tweed cloth derives its name from its association with the River Tweed. The Tweed is one of the great salmon rivers of Britain and the only river in England where an Environment Agency rod licence is not required for angling. The river generates a large income for the local borders region, attracting anglers from all around the world.
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Anglo-Scottish borderBridges across the River TweedRivers of NorthumberlandRivers of the Scottish BordersRiver TweedSites of Special Scientific Interest in Annandale and EskdaleSites of Special Scientific Interest in Berwickshire and RoxburghSites of Special Scientific Interest in Mid and East LothianSites of Special Scientific Interest in Tweeddale and Ettrick and LauderdaleTweed catchment