Everything about The River Aire totally explained
The
River Aire is a major
river in
Yorkshire,
England. Part of the river is canalised and is known as the
Aire and Calder Navigation.
The Aire is one of
England's major rivers and flows through one of the largest populated areas in the UK, which is
West Yorkshire.
It starts at Aire Head, near
Malham, in
North Yorkshire and flows through
Gargrave and
Skipton. After
Cononley, the river enters
West Yorkshire where it passes through the former industrial areas of
Keighley,
Bingley,
Saltaire,
Shipley, it then passes through
Leeds, on to the villages of
Swillington and
Woodlesford. At Castleford is the confluence of the Aire and Calder; just downstream of the confluence was the ford where the ancient British road, utylised and strengthened by the Romans, crossed on its journey north to York. The river re-enters North Yorkshire near
Knottingley and in its lower reaches forms part of the boundary between North Yorkshire and the
East Riding of Yorkshire.
The River Aire empties into the
River Ouse at
Airmyn, 'myn' being an old English word for 'river mouth'. The name possibly derived from
British *Isara, meaning "strong river". The ancient British name for the Aire was Winwoed.
Settlements
from source
(Joins
River Ouse)
Further Information
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