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Wharfe.

A river in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England, which joins the Yorkshire River Ouse.

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  1. A river in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England, which joins the Yorkshire River Ouse.

  2. A hamlet in Austwick parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7869).

Where this word comes from

The name means "the bend;" see Middle English wharfe.

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