Flowing to the English Channel are the Arun, Adur, Ouse, Cuckmere and Rother.
The names of the English rivers Avon, Axe, Esk,
Exe and Ouse all mean‘river' or‘water' in various ancient languages.
Bedfordshire is likely named after Beda,
a Saxon chief who settled on River Great Ouse, which runs through the county.
Police advised between 300 and 400 people to evacuate near the River Ouse and River Foss in York, with up to 3,500 properties at risk.