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River Irt
River in Cumbria, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The River Irt is a river in the county of Cumbria in northern England. It flows for approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) from its source in Wast Water to its estuary at Ravenglass.
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This article is about the river. For the locomotive, see River Irt (R&ER locomotive).
The name of the river is believed to derive either from the Old English gyr which means "mud",[1] or from the Brittonic words *ar, "flowing",[2] or *īr, "fresh, clean, pure",[2] suffixed with -ed, a nominal suffix meaning "having the quality of...".[2]