River Skerne

River Skerne

The River Skerne is a tributary of the River Tees it flows through County Durham in England.

The Skerne is about convert|25|mi|km long, the Skerne begins in magnesium 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-on-Tees 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, it is crossed by the A1(M) Motorway near Bradbury interchange. At this point the Skerne takes a southerly course and, for about five miles (8 km) 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 (3 km), before joining the Tees at Hurworth Place.

ettlements

"from source"

*Fishburn
*Bishop Middleham
*Bradbury
*Newton Aycliffe
*Aycliffe
*Brafferton
*Barmpton
*Great Burdon
*Haughton-le-Skerne
*Darlington
*Hurworth Place

(Joins River Tees)

ee also

List of rivers of Great Britain


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