Dun vs Wear

Dun

name
  • An alternative name for the River Don in Yorkshire, England. 

  • A river in Wiltshire and Berkshire, England, which flows into the River Kennet. 

  • A river in Wiltshire and Hampshire, England, which flows into the River Test. 

  • A river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, alternatively named the Glendun River. 

  • A settlement and parish in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6659). 

Wear

name
  • A river in the counties of County Durham and Tyne and Wear, north east England. The cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its banks. 

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