River Skerne
The
River Skerne is a tributary of the
River Tees it flows through
County Durham in
England.
The Skerne is about 25 miles long, the Skerne begins in magnesian limestone hills between Trimdon and Trimdon Grange and ends at
Hurworth-on-Tees where it joins the River Tees.
Three miles after the source the Skerne is joined by Hurworth Burn and enters Hurworth Burn Reservoir on the borders of
Stockton and County Durham.
On leaving the reservoir, the Skerne heads south-west towards
Sedgefield. It flows through farmland between
Fishburn and Sedgefield and it seems likely that the Skerne is "the fish-stream" that gives Fishburn its name.
Three miles west of Fishburn, the Skerne crosses under the
A1(M) Motorway near Bradbury interchange. At this point the Skerne takes a southerly course and, for about five miles as far south as
Aycliffe, it runs roughly parallel to the motorway and the
East Coast Main Line.
A number of smaller tributaries join the Skerne in the area and often form little islands like the Great Isle and Little Isle near Bradbury. One major tibutary of the Skerne is the Woodham Burn, which rises near
Shildon and flows through
Newton Aycliffe.
The Skerne skirts the village of Aycliffe before crossing under the motorway near its junction with the
A167. After this it passes close to
Brafferton and the farmland where the famous
Durham Ox was bred, before heading for
Barmpton,
Great Burdon and
Haughton-le-Skerne on the outskirts of
Darlington, The Skerne then flows underneath 17 bridges in Darlington. The Skerne lends its name to the notorious
Skerne Park estate in Darlington.
To the south of Darlington the Skerne passes through
South Park then after flowing under the
A66 bridge it leaves the town to flow through countryside for its last two miles, before joining the Tees at
Hurworth Place.
from source*
Fishburn*
Bishop Middleham*
Bradbury*
Newton Aycliffe*
Aycliffe*
Brafferton*
Barmpton*
Great Burdon*
Haughton-le-Skerne*
Darlington*
Hurworth Place(Joins River Tees)
List of rivers of Great Britain
