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North Tyne

North Tyne proper noun: a river in Northumberland, England, which meets the South Tyne near Hexham and becomes the River Tyne.

Proper noun

North Tyne

  1. A river in Northumberland, England, which meets the South Tyne near Hexham and becomes the River Tyne.
    • The head of the North Tyne is reached at Deadwater, 36 miles from Hexham. The river has its source just on the English side of the Border, at the foot of Peel Fell, the most westerly spur of the Cheviots. At first it is a sluggish stream (hence the name Deadwater) but begins to flow more swiftly...1955 September, H. A. Vallance, “The Border Counties Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 594

Questions about North Tyne

What does North Tyne mean?
North Tyne means a river in Northumberland, England, which meets the South Tyne near Hexham and becomes the River Tyne.
What part of speech is North Tyne?
North Tyne is a proper noun.

Words near North Tyne in the dictionary

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