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Place names

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Wye, Kent Wye is a village in Kent, England, from Ashford and from Canterbury. It is the main settlement in the civil parish of Wye with Hinxhill. Hop varieties including Wye Challenger were bred at Wye College and named for the village. In 2013, ''S ...
, a village in Kent, England ** Wye College, agricultural college, part of University of London before closure in 2009 **
Wye School Wye School is a British, mixed, secondary, free school in Wye, Kent. , it is operated by United Learning. History Wye School opened in September 2013, following a community campaign for a free school in the Ashford area. In June 2015, the ...
, serving the above village ** Wye railway station, serving the above village **
Wye Racecourse Wye Racecourse (29 May 1849 – June 1975) was a British horse racing venue at Wye, Kent. By 1878 it was about south of Wye railway station. Wye Racecourse's inaugural 1849 meeting was held in Fanscombe Valley, an isolated coombe and natur ...
, former horse racing venue **
RAF Wye Royal Air Force Wye or more RAF Wye was temporary Royal Flying Corps First World War training airfield at Wye, Kent, England. History Wye aerodrome was opened in May 1916 by the Royal Flying Corps as a training airfield, it had a grass landing ...
, former aerodrome near the above village *
Wye, Montana Wye is a unincorporated community in Missoula County, Montana, United States. It is part of the Missoula, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 511 at the 2010 census, an increase from its population of 381 in 2000. For statis ...
, a town in Missoula County, Montana, US *
Wye, South Australia Wye is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state's south-east coast adjoining the border with the state of Victoria, Australia, Victoria and overlooking Discovery Bay (Australia), Discovery Bay in the body of wa ...
, a town in South Australia, Australia *
Wye River (plantation) The Wye River plantation, or '' Wye Hall'' was the Eastern Shore of Maryland home of William Paca, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, constructed in 1765, and extensively renovated in 1790 by John Paca, with Joseph Clark as architect, ...
, was the home of William Paca, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland *
Wye River, Victoria Wye River is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is also the name given to the waterway which flows through the town and into the sea at this point. Situated some 155 km west of Melbourne, on the Otway Coast part of the scenic Great Oc ...
, a coastal town in Victoria, Australia *
Wye Marsh The Wye Marsh is a wetland area on the south shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada. The Wye Marsh National Wildlife Area was established on the location in 1978. It is designated a Provincially Significant Wetland by the Ontario Ministry of Nat ...
, a wetland area on the south shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada *
Wye Road Wye may refer to: Place names *Wye, Kent, a village in Kent, England **Wye College, agricultural college, part of University of London before closure in 2009 **Wye School, serving the above village ** Wye railway station, serving the above villag ...
, Strathcona County, Alberta *
Wye House Wye may refer to: Place names *Wye, Kent, a village in Kent, England **Wye College, agricultural college, part of University of London before closure in 2009 ** Wye School, serving the above village **Wye railway station, serving the above villag ...
, a large Southern frame plantation house in Talbot County, Maryland *Wye, a fictional province in Isaac Asimov's ''Foundation'' series


Rivers

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River Wye The River Wye (; cy, Afon Gwy ) is the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, fourth-longest river in the UK, stretching some from its source on Plynlimon in mid Wales to the Severn estuary. For much of its length the river forms part of Wal ...
, the major river, flowing through both Wales and England, rising on Plynlimon to the River Severn ** Wye Valley, the scenic area around the lower part of the river **
Wye Valley Walk The Wye Valley Walk ( cy, Llwybr Dyffryn Gwy) is a long distance footpath in Wales and England following the course of the River Wye. History In 1975 the Wye Valley Walk opened with a stretch between St. Arvans and Monmouth. Further stretches ...
, a footpath or hiking trail in Wales and England **
Wye Valley Brewery Wye Valley Brewery is a brewery in the village of Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire, England, in the Wye Valley. Founded in 1985 by Peter Amor, it has become "one of Britain's leading independent breweries". In 2002 Peter Amor's son, Vernon Amor, becam ...
, in Herefordshire, England *
River Wye, Derbyshire The River Wye is a limestone river in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. It is 22 miles long (widely but incorrectly attributed as 15 miles/24 km, which refers to the section within the National Park), and is one of the major tribut ...
, a river flowing from Axe Edge Moor, Buxton to the River Derwent *
River Wye, Buckinghamshire The River Wye is a river in Buckinghamshire, England. Around in length, it rises close to West Wycombe village in the Chiltern Hills and flows through High Wycombe before emptying into the River Thames at Bourne End, on the reach above Coo ...
, a river flowing from the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire to Bourne End where it meets the River Thames * Wye River (New Zealand), a minor river in the South Island of New Zealand *
Wye River (Maryland) The Wye River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It was named by the Lloyd family, E ...
, in Maryland, US *
Wye River (Tasmania) The River Wye is the fourth-longest river in the UK and forms part of the border between England and Wales. River Wye or Wye River may also refer to: Rivers: * River Wye, Derbyshire, a river flowing from Axe Edge Moor, Buxton to the River Derwent ...
, a river of Tasmania, Australia *
Wye River (Victoria) The Wye River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in The Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria. Location and features The Wye River rises in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria and flows generally east ...
, Australia


Other uses

* The letter Y *
Wye (rail) In railroad structures, and rail terminology, a wye (like the'' 'Y' ''glyph) or triangular junction (often shortened to just "triangle") is a triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines with a railroad switch (set of points) at each co ...
, a term used in North American railroading equivalent to an English railway triangle * Wye ("Y"), a fitting for piping and plumbing *
Wye River Memorandum The Wye River Memorandum was an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinian Authority at a summit in Wye River, Maryland, U.S., held from 15–23 October 1998. The Memorandum aimed to resume the implementation of the 1995 Interim ...
, a series of accords between Israel and the Palestinian Authority agreed at Wye River in Maryland *A "wye" connection (from "Y") in electrical engineering, a type of
three-phase power Three-phase electric power (abbreviated 3φ) is a common type of alternating current used in electricity generation, transmission, and distribution. It is a type of polyphase system employing three wires (or four including an optional neutral r ...
connection * A
directional T interchange In the field of road transport, an interchange (American English) or a grade-separated junction (British English) is a road junction that uses grade separations to allow for the movement of traffic between two or more roadways or highways, using ...
(or "wye interchange" or "Y interchange") between two or more roads or highways * Wye, a powerful sector on the capital planet of Trantor in Isaac Asimov's novel, ''Prelude to Foundation''


See also

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Wye station (disambiguation) A wye station is a station located at a railway wye or junction, and may refer to: England *Wye railway station, in Kent, England *Redbrook on Wye railway station, a former station in Gloucestershire, England *Ross-on-Wye railway station, a former ...
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Why (disambiguation) Why may refer to: * Causality, a consequential relationship between two events * Reason (argument), a premise in support of an argument, for what reason or purpose * Grounding (metaphysics), a topic in metaphysics regarding how things exist in vi ...
* Y (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo