What is River Aln?
{{Infobox river|name=River Aln|name_native=|name_native_lang=|name_other=|name_etymology=<!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP -->|image=River Aln.jpg|image_size=|image_caption=The River Aln near Alnmouth|map=|map_size=|map_caption=|pushpin_map=United Kingdom Northumberland|pushpin_map_size=|pushpin_map_caption=Location within Northumberland <!---------------------- LOCATION -->|subdivision_type1=Country|subdivision_name1=[[United Kingdom]]|subdivision_type2=|subdivision_name2=|subdivision_type3=County|subdivision_name3=[[Northumberland]]|subdivision_type4=|subdivision_name4=|subdivision_type5=Towns|subdivision_name5=[[Alnham]], [[Whittingham, Northumberland|Whittingham]], [[Alnwick]], [[Lesbury]], [[Alnmouth]] <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS -->|length={{convert|40|km}}|width_min=|width_avg=|width_max=|depth_min=|depth_avg=|depth_max=|discharge1_location=|discharge1_min=|discharge1_avg=|discharge1_max=<!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES -->|source1=|source1_location=[[Alnham]]|source1_coordinates={{coord|55.392|-2.007|display=inline}}|source1_elevation=|mouth=|mouth_location=[[Alnmouth]]|mouth_coordinates={{coord|55.3848|-1.6120|display=inline,title}}|mouth_elevation=|progression=|river_system=|basin_size=|tributaries_left=|tributaries_right=|custom_label=|custom_data=|extra=}}The '''River Aln''' is a [[river]] in the [[county]] of [[Northumberland]]. It starts at the [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of [[Alnham]] in the {{ill|Cheviot Hills|lt=Cheviot Hills|en}}. The river ends at the [[North Sea]] at [[Alnmouth]] on the east coast of England. The river forms part of the name of the town of [[:en:Alnwick|Alnwick]]. It also forms part of the names of the villages of Alnmouth and [[:en:Alnham|Alnham]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bridges On The Aln - Introduction|url=http://www.bridgesonthetyne.co.uk/intro7.html|website=Bridgesonthetyne.co.uk|accessdate=18 August 2018}}</ref> The river served as a [[war]] zone between the [[English people|English]] and the [[Scots]]. == References == {{DEFAULTSORT:Aln, Riv