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River Avon
Rivers & Waterways

River Avon

Dartmoor Forest

The River Avon, also known as the River Aune, is a river in the county of Devon in the southwest of England. It rises in the southern half of Dartmoor National Park in an area of bog to the west of Ryder's Hill. Close to where the river

River Bovey
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River Bovey

North Bovey

The River Bovey rises on the eastern side of Dartmoor in Devon, England, and is the largest tributary to the River Teign. The river has two main source streams, both rising within a mile of each other, either side of the B3212 road between

River Burn
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River Burn

Tavistock

The Burn is a river on Dartmoor, Devon,

Dartmoor quiz

Old books sometimes spell "Fice's Well" differently. Which of these is one of those spellings?

Fitz's Well. It appears in 9 of the old books and papers in our research library, so the name has not always been written the way we write it now.

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River Dart
Rivers & Waterways

River Dart

Widecombe-in-the-Moor

The River Dart is a river in Devon, England, that rises high on Dartmoor and flows for 75 kilometres (47 mi) to the sea at

River Erme
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River Erme

Harford

The Erme is a river in south Devon, England. From its source on Dartmoor it flows in a generally southerly direction past some of the best-preserved archaeological remains on the moor. It leaves the moor at the town of Ivybridge and

River Lew
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River Lew

Sourton

The River Lew can refer to either of two short rivers that lie close to each other in Devon,

River Lyd
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River Lyd

Lydford

The Lyd is a river rising at Lyd Head in the Dartmoor national park in Devon in South West England and flowing into the River Tamar beyond Lifton. It runs through Lydford Gorge, the deepest gorge in South West

River Mardle
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River Mardle

Holne

The River Mardle is a tributary of the River Dart in Devon,

River Meavy
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River Meavy

Sheepstor

The River Meavy is a river in the southwest part of Dartmoor in Devon in south-west England. It runs entirely in the national park and connects Burrator Reservoir to the River

A close-up photograph from DartmoorPhotograph by Glavind Strachan Photography

“In Peter Tavy, too, may be seen " the spinners and knitters in the sun ; " and the very old and the very young are often seen together side by side ; and girls with their pitchers filling them with water from the little channels and rivulets that abound throughout the village. These present ...”

Also on Our DartmoorPrewley Moor — A quiet, open moorland area with views towards Sourton Tors, captured in a summer photograph by Glavind Strachan.