English Rivers That Flow North: Exceptions to the Rule

While most major English rivers flow south, several notable ones flow north:

• River Eden: Flows north through Cumbria and Durham to the Solway Firth.
• River Tyne: Formed by the North and South Tyne in Northumberland; flows north to the North Sea.
• River Tees: Rises in the Pennines (County Durham) and flows north to the North Sea.

These northward flows reflect local topography rather than the country's general north-to-south drainage pattern.