River Deerness

River Deerness
Deerness near Esh Winning
Map
Location
CountryEngland
CountiesDurham
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTow Law
 • elevation950 feet (290 m)
Mouth 
 • location
River Browney near Langley Moor
 • coordinates
54°45′46″N 1°36′19″W / 54.7628°N 1.6053°W / 54.7628; -1.6053
 • elevation
200 feet (61 m)
Length11.6 miles (18.7 km)
River Deerness
Legend
 Tow Law
Source
Hedleyhope Sewage works
East Hedleyhope Bridge
Deerness Valley Railway Path
Stanley Beck
Wolsingham Road Bridge, Waterhouses
Crow Gill
Holburn Beck
Holburn Bridge, Esh Winning
Rowley Burn
Hedleyhope Burn
tributary
Broadgate Farm Bridge
weir
Deerness Valley Railway Path
Station Road Bridge, Ushaw Moor
Red Burn
tributary
Brandon - Bishop Auckland Railway Path
East Coast Main Line
A690 Langley Bridge
River Browney

The River Deerness in County Durham, England is a tributary to the River Browney, which is itself a tributary the River Wear.[1] It rises near Tow Law and descends through the Deerness Valley for a distance of 11.6 miles (18.7 km), passing the villages of Waterhouses, Ushaw Moor and Esh Winning.[2] Its confluence with the River Browney is near Langley Moor.[1]

Its tributaries include Stanley Beck, Crow Gill, Cuddy Burn, Hedleyhope Burn, Rowley Burn, Holburn Beck and Red Burn. and its overall catchment area is 53 square kilometres (20 sq mi).[1]

Its name is pre-Celtic and means 'rushing or roaring river'. It may be the oldest place-name in County Durham.[2]

A recent restoration project has improved the water quality and reduced barriers to fish migration along the Deerness.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c "River Deerness". Co-Curate. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Deerness Valley and Ushaw". England's North East. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ Hudson 2012.
  4. ^ "Case study:The River Deerness Project". 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2019.