WEAR  , a See also:

• RIVER

river of See also:

• DURHAM
• DURHAM, JOHN GEORGE LAMBTON, 1ST EARL OF (1792–1840)

Durham, See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, rising in the Pennine See also:

• CHAIN (through the O. Fr. citable, chcene, &c., from Lat. catena)

chain near the See also:

• CUMBERLAND
• CUMBERLAND, DUKES AND EARLS OF
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1632-1718)
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1732-1811)
• CUMBERLAND, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS

Cumberland border, and traversing a valley about 6o m. in length to the See also:

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

North 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, with a drainage See also:

• AREA

area of 458 sq. m . A See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of streams draining from the hills between Killhope See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

Law and Burnhope Seat (2452 ft.) are collected at Wearhead, up to which point the valley is traversed by a See also:

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

branch of the North-Eastern railway . Hence eastward, past the small towns of St See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John's See also:

• CHAPEL

Chapel and See also:

• STANHOPE, EARLS
• STANHOPE, LADY HESTER LUCY (1776-1839)

Stanhope, and as far as that of Wolsingham, Weardale is narrow and picturesque, sharply aligned by high-lying moorland . Below, it takes a See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-easterly See also:

• BEND

bend as far. as See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

Bishop See also:

• AUCKLAND
• AUCKLAND, GEORGE EDEN, EARL OF (1784-1849)
• AUCKLAND, WILLIAM EDEN, 1ST BARON (1745-1814)

Auckland, then turns northward and north-eastward, the course of the river becoming extremely sinuous . The scenery is particularly See also:

• FINE

fine where the river sweeps See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round the bold See also:

• PENINSULA
• PENINSULA (Lat. paeninsula, from paene, almost, and insula, an island)

peninsula which bears the See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral and See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle of the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of Durham . The valley See also:

• LINE

line continues northerly until Chesterle-See also:

• STREET
• STREET, GEORGE EDMUND (1824-1881)

Street is passed, then it turns north-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east; and soon the river becomes navigable, carrying a See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• TRAFFIC

traffic in See also:

• COAL

coal, and having its See also:

• BANKS, GEORGE LINNAEUS (1821-1881)
• BANKS, NATHANIEL PRENTISS (1816–1894)
• BANKS, SIR JOSEPH
• BANKS, THOMAS (1735-1805)

banks lined with factories . At the mouth is the large seaport of See also:

• SUNDERLAND
• SUNDERLAND, CHARLES SPENCER, 3RD EARL OF (c. 1674-1722)
• SUNDERLAND, ROBERT SPENCER, 2ND EARL OF (1640-17o2); English politician, was the only son of Henry Spencer (162o--1643)

Sunderland .