River Beal

The Beal is a small river in Greater Manchester, England, and is a tributary of the River Roch. It rises in the Beal Valley in green space between Sholver and Royton, before continuing northwards through Shaw and Crompton, Newhey, Milnrow and Belfield. CourseFrom its source at Beal Valley, it flows north through Shaw and Crompton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, where Old Brook and Pencil Brook are tributaries. It continues north through Newhey and Milnrow in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, before joining the River Roch at Belfield. In part, the river forms a boundary between Oldham on one side and Royton and Shaw and Crompton on the other. HistoryThe name Beal is believed to come from the Brythonic word "Bel" meaning "raging torrent".

The Beal is a small river in Greater Manchester, England, and is a tributary of the River Roch. It rises in the Beal Valley in green space between Sholver and Royton, before continuing northwards through Shaw and Crompton, Newhey, Milnrow and Belfield. CourseFrom its source at Beal Valley, it flows north through Shaw and Crompton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, where Old Brook and Pencil Brook are tributaries. It continues north through Newhey and Milnrow in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, before joining the River Roch at Belfield. In part, the river forms a boundary between Oldham on one side and Royton and Shaw and Crompton on the other. HistoryThe name Beal is believed to come from the Brythonic word "Bel" meaning "raging torrent".