Bear to stop by Yorkshire river (6)
I believe the answer is:
endure
'bear' is the definition.
(both can mean to tolerate)
'stop by yorkshire river' is the wordplay.
'stop' becomes 'end' (synonyms).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'yorkshire river' becomes 'ure' (I've seen this before).
'end'+'ure'='ENDURE'
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for endure that I've seen before include "Last or bear with courage" , "Put up with - last" , "Last or undergo" , "Put up with, say hardship" , "Last or suffer patiently" .)