Cod Beck, North Yorkshire
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Cod Beck is a river in North Yorkshire, England. It has a catchment area of Script error: No such module "convert".. It flows for over Script error: No such module "convert". from Osmotherley, through Thirsk, and enters the River Swale just to the south of Topcliffe.
History
The river extends for Script error: No such module "convert". from above Cod Beck Reservoir at Osmotherley on the edge of the North York Moors through Thirsk and on to join the River Swale about a Script error: No such module "convert". south of Topcliffe.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[1] In 1767 an Act of Parliament was obtained (<templatestyles src="Template:Visible anchor/styles.css" />Codbreck [sic] Brook Navigation Act 1766 (7 Geo. 3. c. 95)) to canalise the river from its mouth on the Swale, as far upstream as Thirsk; but apart from one set of locks, this scheme failed.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The river flowing through Thirsk powered at least one mill, the Union Mill, which ground corn.[2][3] Osmotherley had five mills which were powered by the river; three textile, one corn, and one timber.[4]
Cod Beck has a long history of flooding Thirsk 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%.[5] The highest water level recorded at Thirsk was Script error: No such module "convert". In January 2021.[6]
The name Cod Beck is a derivative of Cold Beck.[7] The surrounding topography means the beck follows an unusual course, running westwards at first away from the Hambleton Hills, then heading south at Foxton until it meets the Swale.[8] The total area that the beck drains is just over Script error: No such module "convert"..[9][10][11]
The river quality is recognised as being good, and supports native white-clawed crayfish, grayling, trout, stone loach, bullhead and lamphrey. Otters have also been noted along the watercourse.[12]
Settlements
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- Osmotherley[13]
- Ellerbeck
- Foxton[8]
- Kirby Sigston
- Thornton-le-Street
- North Kilvington[14]
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- Thirsk[14]
- Sowerby
- Dalton
(Joins Swale)
References
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Sources
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External links
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- Hambleton District Council page on Cod Beck.
- Cod Beck at Thirsk
- Wildlife News: Salmon return to North Yorkshire river.
- Photographs of Cod Beck flooding, 1999
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