The uplands of the north and west of

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enjoy the wettest climate and are home to the majority of

waterfalls A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several w ...

in the country. In areas such as the Lake District which were formerly

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, they are commonly found at the lower ends of

hanging valleys A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...

. Typical of those in the Pennines, are falls which form at points where the watercourse encounters erosion-resistant rock layers such as Millstone Grit.

Names of falls

The great majority of named falls in England are situated in the Lake District and Pennines. In these regions the terms ‘foss’ and ‘force’ are much the most common ones used for a waterfall though

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is also encountered towards the Scottish border. The term ‘spout’ is another frequently found alternative.

Alphabetical tables of named waterfalls

A

B

C

D,E

F

G

H

I,J

K

L

M

N,O

P,Q

R

S

T

U,V,W,X,Y,Z

References

* Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map series, sheets 101-346 {{Europe topic, List of waterfalls of *

Waterfalls A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several w ...

Names of falls

Alphabetical tables of named waterfalls

A

B

C

D,E

F

G

H

I,J

K

L

M

N,O

P,Q

R

S

T

U,V,W,X,Y,Z

See also

References