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The George Hotel
The George Hotel Piercebridge nr Darlington DL2 3SW
The George Hotel is much more than a coaching inn. Behind it's traditional facade, the George has a wonderful Ball room, recently renovated, a restaurant overlooking the river, function rooms and 30 bedrooms, many with river facing views.
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The Tees Rivers Trust
Sedbury Stables, Gilling West North Yorkshire DL10 5LQ
The Tees Rivers Trust has been established to protect and enhance the environment of the River Tees and its catchment, and to encourage public understanding and community involvement.
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Many thanks to The George Hotel for facilitating this camera's location and to The Tees Rivers Trust for capitally funding its installation.The River Tees rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the Pennines, and flows eastwards for about 85 miles to reach the North Sea between Hartlepool and Redcar. It drains an area of 708 square miles and subsumes no important tributaries. The head of the valley, whose upper portion is known as Teesdale, has a desolate grandeur, surrounded by hills, some exceeding 2500 feet, and bleak moorland. This area is part of the North Pennine Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, recently designated a geological Europark, the first in the UK. Piercebridge is named after its Roman bridge or brigg: in 1104 it was Persebrig; in 1577 it was Priestbrigg. It is thought that pierce comes from pershe, meaning osiers, perhaps because the bridge was at least partly made of osier twigs in 1050 when the name is first recorded. Alternative suggested meanings, of 'priest' and the name 'Piers', would be too modern in origin for such an old place name.