Cod Beck is a river in

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, England. It has a catchment area of . The river extends for from above Cod Beck Reservoir at Osmotherley on the edge of the

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Thirsk Thirsk is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England known for its racecourse; quirky yarnbomber displays, and depiction as local author James Herriot's fictional Darrowby. History Archeological fin ...

and on to join the

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at Topcliffe. Cod Beck has a long history of flooding

and a feasibility study completed in April 2005 recommended additional flood defences and upstream storage. In 2011, a proposed flood defence scheme in Thirsk was cancelled due to the Environment Agency having its budget cut by 41%. The name Cod Beck is a derivative of Cold Beck, where beck is smaller than a river; the stream runs deep between banks, so is always fairly cool. Cod fish are not found in fresh water.

Settlements

''from source'' * Osmotherley *

Ellerbeck Ellerbeck is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the parish was estimated at 50 in 2010. The population as taken at the 2011 Census remained less than 100. Details are mai ...

* Foxton *

Kirby Sigston Kirby Sigston is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, approximately east of Northallerton. The village is situated on the Cod Beck river, and the wider parish contains the hamlet of Jeater Houses ...

Thornton-le-Street Thornton-le-Street is a village and parochial and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Thornton-le-Moor and Thornton-le-Street for District purposes. As the population remained le ...

North Kilvington North Kilvington is a hamlet and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just off the A19, about two miles north of Thirsk. In the 2001 census, North Kilvington had a population of 23. The populat ...

South Kilvington South Kilvington is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just off the A19, about one mile north of Thirsk. History The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Cheluitun' ...

* Sowerby *

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(Joins Swale)

References

External links

Hambleton District Council page on Cod Beck

Photographs of Cod Beck flooding, 1999
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