Wye

The river Wye (in Welsh Afon Gŵy ) is a river of the the United Kingdom, one longest of the country, and forms part of the border between the England and the Wales.

Geography

The Wye river takes its source in the Welsh mountains of Plynlimon and runs through the towns of Rhayader, Builth Wells, Hay-one-Wye, Hereford, Ross-one-Wye, and Monmouth, for jetter in the Estuaire of the Severn just downstream from Chepstow.

Hydrology

Principal affluents

  • Lugg
  • Irfon
  • Monnow
  • Trothy

Characteristics

  • the Wye river is a natural site protected in the United Kingdom ( Site off Special Scientific Interest ), the landscapes of most of the valley downstream are protected ( Area off Outstanding Natural Beauty ). The Wye river is a not-polluted river, considered as one of the best rivers for fishing with the Saumon with the the United Kingdom in-outside Scotland.
  • the Canoë is very popular on this river because, except the rapids of Symonds Yat , the currents are weak. The hikers can borrow the Wye Valley Walk , path marked out which follows the course of the Wye river of Hay-one-Wye to Chepstow.
  • the last 25 kilometers of the river (of Redbrook in Chepstow) form the border between England and Wales. A point of view close to Tea-Biblins-one-tea-Wye is known like the seen of the three counties ( Three counties view ), where the counties of Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire have a common fromtière.


History

The Wye river was navigable until Monmouth until the 14th century. Sir William Sandys moved in the river downstream from Hereford with the beginning of the year 1660 by building lock S to make it possible the boats to cross the threshold S. work were insufficient and in 1696 a new act of the Parliament atorise the Comté of Hereford to repurchase then to demolish the mills on the rivers Wye and Lugg. All the locks and thresholds were destroyed, except that of New Weir Forge downstream from Goodrich which remained until in 1815. The river became navigable then mouth with Hay-one-Wye. Horses for the Halage were added in 1808, but only until Hereford, to replace towing with the " bricole". The Lugg river was several times moved in of Leominster to its Confluence with the Wye river with Mordiford but its navigation remained difficult. The Wye river remained commercialment navigable until years 1850 before being replaced by the rail and is used today only for the navigation of pleasure.

Cultural references

The romantic poet William Wordsworth includes a apostrophizes with the Wye river in his famous poem Lines Written has Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey published in 1798 in Lyrical Ballads .
How oft, in spirit, cuts I turned to thee,
O sylvan Wye! thou wanderer thro' the woods,
How often has my spirit turned to thee!

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