Humber Estuary

The Humber is a large tidal estuary in Northern England, formed by the confluence of the Ouse and Trent rivers at Trent Falls, Faxfleet. It stretches approximately 42 miles to the North Sea and forms the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. The estuary is navigable for large vessels and features several ports, including the Port of Hull, the Port of Grimsby, and the Port of Immingham. The Humber appears in various historical and literary sources, including the Welsh Triads, Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, and Ptolemy's Geographia. The estuary's name is derived from the Celtic or Pre-Celtic language, with various theories suggesting its origins, including a possible reference to the element "moisture" or a Latinisation of the Celtic form "Aber".learn more on wikipedia