River Ure

The River Ure is a river in North Yorkshire, England. The Ure rises in Wensleydale in the the Yorkshire Dales and it is a tributary of the River Ouse .

The first notable attraction near the Ure is the National Park Centre near Hawes, a few miles to the east the river goes over the beautiful Aysgarth Falls.

The river then passes Middleham Castle and then the ruins of Jervaulx Abbey. Next the river passes through the village of Masham which is home to the famous Theakston Brewery.

The following attractions are Marmion Tower at West Tanfield and Norton Conyers.

The river then passes through the historic City of Ripon, Ripon Cathedral is one of the finest in the country. The river then flows past Newby Hall and the ancient monuments known as the Devil's Arrows.

The Ure is bridged by the A1(M) motorway just to the west of the town of Boroughbridge. The river then becomes the River Ouse.

Tributaries include the River Swale and the River Skell.

The name may have come from the Viking word for good fertile earth.

List of settlements on the River Ure

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*Bainbridge
*Worton
*Aysgarth
*Wensley
*Middleham
*Masham
*Mickley
*West Tanfield
*Nunwick
*Hutton Conyers
*Ripon
*Roecliffe
*Boroughbridge
*Lower Dunsforth
*Aldwark