List of waterfalls in England
Introduction The uplands of the north and west of England enjoy the wettest climate and are home to the majority of waterfalls in the country. In areas such as the Lake District which were formerly glaciated, they are commonly found at the lower ends of hanging valleys. Typical of those in the Pennines, are falls which form at points where the watercourse encounters erosion-resistant rock layers such as Millstone Grit.
Names of falls The great majority of named falls in England are situated in the Lake District and Pennines. In these regions the terms ‘foss’ and ‘force’ are much the most common ones used for a waterfall though linn is also encountered towards the Scottish border. The term ‘spout’ is another frequently found alternative.
Alphabetical tables of named waterfalls ===A===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Acroy Gill Force  Acroy Gillnear Cotterdale Aira Force  Aira Becknear Dockray, north of Ullswater Archy's Linn  Smales Burnin Kielder Forest Ashgill Force  Ash Gillnear Alston, Cumbria  Aygill Force  Ay Gillnear Keld, Swaledale Aysgarth Falls  River Ure to near Aysgarth, Wensleydale Aysgill Force  Gayle Beck Sleddale near Hawes===B===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Becky Falls  Becka Brooknear Manaton, Dartmoor Beezley Falls  River Doenorth of Ingleton Bells Linn  Bells Burnin Kielder Forest (on Scottish border) Biggersdale Hole  unnamed tributary of East Row Beckwest of Whitby Birker Force  Low Birker Poolnear Boot, Eskdale Black Force  Great Eggleshope Becknorth of Middleton-in-Teesdale Black Force  Little Ulgill Beckin Howgill Fells Black Foss Waterfall  West Hall Becknear Addingham, Wharfedale Black Lynn  Linhope Burnnear Cheviot Hills Black Rock Falls River Lydnear Lydford Blake Beck Force  Great Blake Beckupper Dentdale Blea Gill Head  Blea Gillnear Balderhead Reservoir, Baldersdale Blea Gill Waterfall  Blea Becknorth of Grimwith Reservoir Bleabeck Force  Blea Beckin Teesdale Bleaberry Force  Bleaberry Becknear Kaber Brigg Linn  Brigg Burnnear Redesdale Broada Falls River Avon, Devonnear South Brent, Dartmoor Brockholes Force  Brockholes Gillnear Birk Dale Burnet Force  Force Becksouth of Bainbridge Burrator Waterfall  River Meavynear Burrator Reservoir===C===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Canonteign Falls (artificial) tributary of River Teignnear Chudleigh Cash Force  Cash Burnnorth of Cross Fell Catrake Force  River Swalenear Keld, Swaledale Catrigg Force  Stainforth Becknear Stainforth Cauldron Snout  River Teesbelow Cow Green Reservoir Cautley Spout  Cautley Holme Beckin Howgill Fells Chattlehope Spout  Chattlehope Burnnear Castle Crag Forest Clampitt Falls tributary of the River Teignunknownnorth of Chudleigh Cliff Force  Cliff Becksouthwest of Thwaite Coal Force  Rowantree Gillnear Cotterdale Corby Linn  Hawkhope Burnin Kielder Forest Corby Linn  tributary of Ridlees Burnnear Upper Coquet Dale Cotter Force  Cotterdale Becknear Wensleydale Currack Force  Stonesdale Becknear Keld, Swaledale===D,E===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Deep Gill Force  Deep Gill Becknear Jervaulx Abbey Dungeon Ghyll Force  Dungeon Ghyllnear Langdale East Gill Force  East Gill at confluence with River Swaleeast of Keld===F===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Falling Foss  May Becksouth of Sleights Flinter Gill High Spout  Flinter Gillsouth side of Dentdale Fordingdale Force  Measand Beckwest of Haweswater Reservoir===G===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Galleny Force  Stonethwaite Becknear Stonethwaite, Borrowdale Gaping Gill (entrance shaft of cave) Fell Becksouthern slopes of Ingleborough Gibson's Spout  Crookley Beck or River Annasnear Bootle Gill Force  River Esknear Boot, Eskdale Goat Linn  Eals Cleughin Kielder Forest Gordale Scar  Gordale Becknear Malham Golitha Falls  Fowey 2 km west of the village of St Cleer Cornwall Great Force  Lead Up Gillnear West Scrafton, Coverdale===H===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Hard Level Force  Mill Gill or Old Gang Becknear Healaugh, Swaledale Hardraw Force  Hardraw Becknear Hardraw, Wensleydale Hareshaw Linn  Hareshaw Burnnorth of Bellingham Harthope Linn  Harthope Burneast of The Cheviot Hellgill Force  River Edensouth of Mallerstang Hetherpool Linn  College Burnin Cheviot Hills High Ash Gill Scar  Ash Gillnear Marsett, Raydale High Force  River Teesnear Bowlees, Teesdale High Force  Hacker Gillsouth side of Dentdale High Force  Hoods Bottom Becknear Muker, Swaledale High Force  Aira Becknear Dockray, north of Ullswater High Force (Aysgarth Falls) River Urenear Aysgarth, Wensleydale High Park Scar  Cragdale Waternear Stalling Busk, Raydale Holme Force  Holme Becknear Loweswater Horseshoe Falls  River Dartwest of Ashburton Horton Gill Force  Horton Gilleast of Hawes, Wensleydale Huggill Force  Hug Gillnear Bowes===I,J===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Intake Force  Bleaberry Becknear Kaber Janet's Foss  Gordale Becknear Malham Jenny Whalley Force  Hoods Bottom Becknear Muker, Swaledale Jerry's Linn  Chirdon Burnin Kielder Forest===K===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Keld Hole  Roxby Becknear Scaling Reservoir Keld Scar  Gill Becknear Stalling Busk, Raydale Kinder Downfall  River Kinderwest edge of Kinder Scout Kisdon Force  River Swalenear Keld, Swaledale===L===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Ladies Linn  Hesleyside Burnwest of Bellingham Lady Exmouth Falls  tributary of River Teignnear Chudleigh, Devon Leehouse Linn  Whiskershiel Burnnear Elsdon and Harwood Forest Light Spout  Cardingmill Brook Long Mynd Lindhope Linn  Lindhope Burnnear Kidland Forest Linhope Spout  Linhope Burnnear Linhope, west of Ingram Linton Falls  River Wharfenear Grassington Lodore Falls  Watendlath Becksouth of Derwent Water Low Ash Gill Scar  Ash Gillnear Marsett, Raydale Low Force  River Teesnear Forest-in-Teesdale, Teesdale Low Force  Pudding Becksouth of Whinlatter Pass Lower Force (Aysgarth Falls) River Urenear Aysgarth, Wensleydale Lumb Hole Waterfall  Crimsworth Dean Brooknorth of Hebden Bridge Lumsdale Waterfall  Bentley Brooknorth east of Matlock===M===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Maizebeck Force Maize Becknear Cow Green Reservoir Mallyan Spout  West Becknear Goathland Middle Force (Aysgarth Falls) River Urenear Aysgarth, Wensleydale Mill Force  River Gretanear Bowes Mill Scar Lash  River Wharfesouth of Conistone Moss Force  Moss Beckeast of Buttermere===N,O===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Nelly Ayre Foss  West Becknear Goathland Nelly Force  Apedale Beck?near Castle Bolton Oakleymill Waterfall  Callow Hollow Brook? Long Mynd Orgate Force  Marske Becknear Marske===P,Q===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Park Scar  Cragdale Waternear Stalling Busk, Raydale Pecca Falls  River Twissnorth of Ingleton===R===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Raddick Hill Falls Devonport Leatunknownsouth of Princetown Redmire Force  River Urenear Redmire, Wensleydale Rennie's Linn  Black Burnin Kielder Forest Richmond Falls  River Swale in Richmond, North Yorkshire Ritson's Force  Mosedale Becknear Wasdale Head Rowantree Force  Rowantree Gillsoutheast of Ravenglass Rowantree Linn  Brockley Burnnorth of Bellingham Rutter Force  Hoff Becknear Great Asby===S===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Scale Force  Scale Beckwest of Buttermere Scaleber Force  Scaleber Beckeast of Settle Scaleclose Force  Scaleclose Gillnear Rosthwaite, Borrowdale Scalehow Force  Scalehow Beckwest side of Ullswater Scow Force  River Dee upper Dentdale Seavy Sike Force  West Gillnear Cotterdale Shavercombe Falls River Plymunknownnorth of Ivybridge Short Gill Waterfall  Short Gilleast side of Barbondale Smales Leap  Smales Burnnear Falstone, Kielder Forest Smiddy Linn  Bellion Sikenear Elsdon and Harwood Forest Snow Falls (Waterfall)  River Doenorth of Ingleton Spout Force  Aiken Becknear Whinlatter Pass Spout Linn  Spout Sikein Kielder Forest Stainforth Force  River Ribblenear Stainforth Stanley Force  tributary of River Esksouth side of Eskdale Startling Fall  New Close Gillnear Raydale Stevenson's Piece  Kirk Moor Beck or Ramsdale Beckwest of Robin Hood's Bay Stock Ghyll Force  Stock Ghyllnear Ambleside===T===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Taylorgill Force  Styhead Gillnear Seathwaite, Borrowdale The Cascades River Dartunknownnear Holne The Force  Force Becknear Mickle Fell The Forces  Measand Beckwest of Haweswater Reservoir The Forces  tributary of Deepdale Beckeast of Fairfield The Linn  Lisles Burnnear Redesdale The Waterfall East Dart Riverunknownnear Postbridge Thomason Foss  Eller Becknear Goathland Thornthwaite Force  Haweswater Beckbelow dam of Haweswater Reservoir Thornton Force  River Twissnorth of Ingleton Tonguegill Force  Tongue Gillnorth of Ambleside Turn Wheel  Rookhope Burnnear Eastgate, Weardale===U,V,W,X,Y,Z===Waterfall nameRiver or streamOS Grid ref.general location Wainhope Linn  Plashetts Burnin Kielder Forest Wain Wath Force  River Swalenear Keld, Swaledale Water Ling Force  unknown watercoursesouth of Bainbridge White Force  Black Ark?in Teesdale White Spout  Whitespout Gutter Forest of Bowland White Lady Waterfall or Whitelady Waterfall River Lydnear Lydford, Devon Whorneyside Force  Buscoe Sikeeast of Crinkle Crags Yealm Steps  River Yealmnorth of Ivybridge
See also Waterfalls of the UKWaterfalls of ScotlandWaterfalls of Wales
References * Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map series, sheets 101-346