See also:

• DEE
• DEE (Welsh, Dyfrdwy;, Lat.., and in Milton, Deva)

DEE (Welsh, Dyfrdwy;, See also:

• LAT

Lat.., and in See also:

• MILTON
• MILTON, JOHN (1608–1674)

Milton, See also:

• DEVA (mod. Chester)
• DEVA (Sanskrit " heavenly ")

Deva)  , a See also:

• RIVER

river of See also:

• WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales and See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England . It rises in See also:

• BALA

Bala See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

Lake, Merionethshire, which is fed by a number of small streams . Leaving the lake near the See also:

• TOWN

town of Bala it follows a See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-easterly course to See also:

• CORWEN (" the white choir ")

Corwen, turns thence E. by S. past See also:

• LLANGOLLEN

Llangollen to a point near Overton, and then bends nearly north to See also:

• CHESTER
• CHESTER, EARLS OF

Chester, and thereafter north-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west through a See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• ESTUARY (from the Lat. aestuarium, a place reached by aestus, the tide)

estuary opening into the Irish See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

Sea . In the Llangollen See also:

• DISTRICT

district the See also:

• DEE
• DEE (Welsh, Dyfrdwy;, Lat.., and in Milton, Deva)

Dee crosses Denbighshire, and thereafter forms the boundary of that See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county with See also:

• SHROPSHIRE (SALOP)

Shropshire, a detached See also:

• PART

part of See also:

• FLINT
• FLINT, AUSTIN (1812-1886)
• FLINT, or FLTNTSHTRE (sir Gallestr)
• FLINT, ROBERT (1838- )
• FLINT, TIMOTHY (1780-1840)

Flint, and See also:

• CHESHIRE

Cheshire . From Bala nearly down to Overton, a distance of 35 m., during which the river falls about 330 ft., its course lies through a narrow and beautiful valley, enclosed on the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south by the steep See also:

• LOWER

lower slopes of the Berwyn Mountains and on the north by a See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession of lesser ranges . The portion known as the Vale of Llangollen is especially famous . Here an See also:

• AQUEDUCT (Lat. aqua, water, and ducere, to lead; Gr. apaymryeiov, apayeeywov, vlrovopos)

aqueduct carrying the Pontcysyllte See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the Shropshire See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

Union See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

canal bestrides the valley; it is a remarkable See also:

• ENGINEERING

engineering See also:

• WORK

work completed by See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas See also:

• TELFORD, THOMAS (1757—.1834)

Telford in 1805 . The Dee has a See also:

• TOTAL

total length of about 70 M. and a fall of 530 ft . Below Overton it debouches upon its See also:

• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

plain track . Below Chester it follows a straight artificial channel to the estuary, and this is the only navigable portion . The estuary, which is 14 M. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long, and 54 M. wide at its mouth, between Hilbre Point on the See also:

• ENGLISH

English and Point of See also:

• AIR (from an Indo-European root meaning " breathe," " blow ")
• AIR, or ASBEN

Air on the Welsh See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side, is not a commercial See also:

• HIGHWAY

highway like the neighbouring mouth of the See also:

• MERSEY

Mersey, for though in See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance a See also:

• FINE

fine natural See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour at high See also:

• TIDE (O. Eng. lid, cf. Ger. Zeit, time or season, connected with root of Sanskrit a-diti, endless)

tide, it becomes at See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low tide a vast expanse of See also:

• SAND
• SAND, GEORGE (1804-1876)

sand, through which the river meanders in a narrow channel . The See also:

• NAVIGATION (from Lat. navis, ship, and agere, to move)

navigation, however, is capable of improvement, and schemes have been set on See also:

• FOOT

foot to this end .

The tide rushes in with great See also:

• SPEED, JOHN (1552–1629)

speed over the sands, and their danger is illustrated in the well-known ballad " The Sands of Dee " by See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles See also:

• KINGSLEY, CHARLES (1819-1875)
• KINGSLEY, HENRY (183o-1876)
• KINGSLEY, MARY HENRIETTA (1862-1900)

Kingsley . The Dee drains an See also:

• AREA

area of 813 sq. m .