Homework Question:  What is the longest river in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland?

England: There are loads of rivers in England such as the River Eden, River Nene, Leeds and Liverpool Canal but the longest one in England is a River called the River Thames. The River Thames is 346km. It is a river that flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Shannon.

Scotland: There are approximately eight very long rivers in Scotland. The River Findhorn, River Nith, River Don, River Dee, River Tweed, River Spey, River Clyde and the River Tay. The longest one is the River Tay. The River Tay is 188km. It is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in the United Kingdom.

Wales: The longest river in Wales is also the second longest river in the UK. The River Severn is 354km long. That’s longer than the Leeds and Liverpool Canal twice! The River Severn is about 220 miles. It rises at an altitude of 2,001 feet on Plynlimon, close to the Ceredigion/Powys border near Llanidloes, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales.

Ireland: The longest river in Ireland is one called the River Shannon. It is the longest river in the UK. It is approximately 360.5km long. The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at 360.5 km. It drains the Shannon River Basin which has an area of 16,865 km², one fifth of the area of Ireland. The Shannon divides the west of Ireland from the east and south.