It lies in the open valley of the Trent, at a short distance from the river, and near the important Trent Junction on the Midland railway system.
It lies on the river Weaver, in the upper part of its flat, open valley.
Being built midway between the Sierra de Priego and Sierra Parapanda, and commanding the open valley between these ranges, it became one of the chief frontier fortresses of the Moors in the 15th century.
Only light boats (galary) are floated down this broad, shallow stream, whose flat and open valley is often inundated.
It lies on the east (left) bank of the Lea, along the flat open valley of which runs the boundary between Essex and the county of London.
