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River Wear

Description of River Wear: This 10 mile tidal navigation runs from Chester-le-Street to Sunderland

History of River Wear: Promoted by Acts of 1716, 1726, 1747, 1759, 1785, 1809, 1819 and 1830
For more details see the History page.

Navigation Authority: : Port of Sunderland, Quayside House Wylam Wharf, Low Street, Sunderand SR1 2BU: Telephone 191 553 2100 : Fax 191 553 2120 : Email info@portofsunderland.org.uk :

Website: http://www.portofsunderland.org.uk/

Related Books of River Wear

• The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (2) by Charles Hadfield, Edition: volume 2, ISBN: 0 7153 5975 4, 252 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1973, Order now from .
• The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (1) by Charles Hadfield, Edition: Volume 1, ISBN: 0 7153 5719 0, 254 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1972, Order now from .

River Wear: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Chester-le-Street			0	0	N		0
Biddick Ford			1.3	0	N		0
Lambton Castle			1.5	0	N		0
Fatfield			3	0	N		0
Cox Green			4.4	0	N		0
Hylton Boat House			6.9	0	N		0
Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland			10.4	0	N		0

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.