COQUET (pronounced Cocket), a river of Northumberland, draining a beautiful valley about 4om. in length. Rising in the Cheviot hills, it follows a course generally easterly, past Roth bury, Brinkburn priory (with its fine transitional Norman church) and Warkworth. A short distance below this the Coquet has its mouth in Alnwick bay (North sea), with the small port of Amble on the south bank, and Coquet island a mile out to sea. The river is frequented by sportsmen for salmon and trout fishing.