River Conder
River in Lancashire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The River Conder is a river in the English county of Lancashire.
| River Conder | |
|---|---|
 River Conder near Ellel | |
  Location of the mouth within Lancashire | |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Part | England |
| County | Lancashire |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Lune estuary |
• coordinates | 53°59′57.5″N 2°50′0″W |
The source of the River Conder is a spring at Conder Head on Black Fell near Littledale, from where the stream briefly runs north, then west through Cragg Wood. The river then skirts around Quernmore in a southwesterly direction through a disproportionately wide valley, created by glacial action.[1]
The river runs through Ellel and Galgate before turning to the north-west, flowing into the Lune estuary between Conder Green and Glasson Dock.
The river supplies most of the water for the Glasson Branch of the Lancaster Canal.[2]
The name of the river was recorded in the 13th century as Kondover and Kondoure, being derived from Brythonic and meaning "crooked waters".
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