Cock Beck River Cock | |
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![]() Bridge over the Cock Beck, Aberford | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 53°50′02″N 1°27′00″W / 53.834°N 1.450°W |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 53°52′26″N 1°15′07″W / 53.874°N 1.252°W |
Length | 25 miles (41 km) |
Basin size | 27 square miles (71 km2) |
Basin features | |
EA waterbody ID | GB104027063940 |
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Cock Beck is a stream in the outlying areas of East Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which runs from its source due to a runoff north-west of Whinmoor, skirting east of Swarcliffe and Manston (where a public house has been named 'The Cock Beck'), past Pendas Fields, Scholes, Barwick-in-Elmet, Aberford, Towton, Stutton, and Tadcaster, where it flows into the River Wharfe.
It is a tributary of the River Wharfe, formerly known as the River Cock or Cock River,[1][2] having a much larger flow than today.[2] The name 'cock' may refer to a mature salmon, as it was a spawning ground for salmon and trout.[3] Industrial pollution reduced the fish stock, but it has been recovering in the 21st century, aided by work from the Environment Agency.[3] In places the beck was relatively narrow, but too deep to cross unaided; a feature which can still be seen today at many points.
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