Wye

Wye can refer to:

Place names:

  • Wye, Kent, a village in Kent, England
  • Wye, Montana, a town in Missoula County, Montana, USA
  • Wye, South Australia, a town in South Australia, Australia
  • Wye River (plantation), was the home of William Paca, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
  • Wye River, Victoria, a coastal town in Victoria, Australia
  • Wye Road, Strathcona County, Canada
  • Wye House, was the home of Edward Lloyd (delegate).
  • Wye, a fictional province in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series

Rivers:

  • River Wye, the major river, flowing through both Wales and England, rising on Plynlimon to the River Severn
    • Wye Valley, the scenic area around the lower part of the river
    • Wye Valley Walk, a footpath or hiking trail in Wales and England
    • Wye Valley Brewery, in Herefordshire, England
  • River Wye, Derbyshire, a river flowing from Axe Edge Moor, Buxton to the River Derwent
  • River Wye, Buckinghamshire, a river flowing from the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire to Bourne End where it meets the River Thames
  • Wye River, New Zealand, a minor river in the South Island of New Zealand
  • Wye River (Maryland), in Maryland, USA
  • Wye River (Victoria), Australia

Other:

  • The letter Y
  • Wye (rail), a term used in North American railroading equivalent to an English railway Triangle
  • Wye River Memorandum, a series of accords between Israel and the Palestinian Authority agreed at Wye River in Maryland
    • Also Wye River Agreements section in the History of Israel page, on the same subject
  • A “wye” connection (from “Y”) in electrical engineering, a type of three-phase power connection
  • A "wye interchange" (or "Y interchange") between two or more roads or highways, see Full Y interchange

Famous quotes containing the word wye:

    The Wye is hush’d nor moved along,
    And hush’d my deepest grief of all,
    When fill’d with tears that cannot fall,
    I brim with sorrow drowning song.
    Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)