River Eitha
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The River Eitha (Welsh: Afon Eitha) is a small river in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is part of the River Dee catchment. Its name was probably derived from the Welsh word eithaf - "extremity", "farthest".
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River Eitha | |
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Etymology | Prob. derived from Welsh eithaf, "extremity [of the land]" |
Native name | Afon Eitha (Welsh) |
Location | |
Country | Wales |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Ruabon Moors, Wrexham County Borough |
• coordinates | 53°0′27.755″N 3°7′57.397″W |
• elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | confluence with River Dee, Wrexham County Borough |
• coordinates | 52°57′42.450″N 3°2′31.494″W |
• elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
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Sir Cyril Fox, in his surveys of Offa's Dyke and Wat's Dyke, identified a section of the Eitha as forming part of the frontier of Mercia in this area.[1]