River Greta

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The River Greta is a river flowing through Lancashire and North Yorkshire in the north of England.

The river is formed by the confluence of the River Twiss and the River Doe at Ingleton.

From Ingleton, the Greta travels westwards through Burton-in-Lonsdale and, over the border in Lancashire, Cantsfield and Wrayton, passing Thurland Castle, where the Greta flows into the River Lune.

The river runs through the Greta valley in Yorkshire. The bottom of the valley is made of slate whilst the valley sides are formed from Carboniferous Limestone which gives rise to crags along both sides. That on the north side is known as Raven Scar, and those on the north side are known as Twistleton Scars.^[1] Ingleborough sits above Raven Scar and is made up of layers of shale and gritstone.

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