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Gill (ravine)

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gills are deeply cut ravines, usually with a stream in the base which eroded the ravine. These gills may be up to 200 feet (61 m) deep, which represents a significant physiographic feature in lowland England.
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is also used as a more general term for streams in Yorkshire, Cumbria, south Durham and north Lancashire – examples include
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area where sikes significantly outnumber the becks and gills; it can also be seen in the name of
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Ravine or narrow valley in the North of England and other parts of the United Kingdom
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is found in similar circumstances. This is particularly common in the
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Anderson, G. K. (1938). "Two Ballads from Nineteenth Century Ohio".
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The stream flowing through a gill is often referred to as a
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Index

Beck (stream)
Gill (disambiguation)
ravine
North of England
Scotland
Old Norse
Dufton
Dungeon Ghyll
Troller's Gill
Trow Ghyll
Gaping Gill
stream
Cowgill
Masongill
Halton Gill
South East England
High Weald
Swaledale
Ais Gill Beck
Arkle Beck
Peasey Beck
Norfolk
Hagon Beck
Scarrow Beck
Gur Beck
North Pennines
Appleby Fells
Eden Sike Cave
Mallerstang
List of generic forms in British place names

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