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Walla Brook
The Walla Brook is the name of four different streams on Dartmoor, England:Dartmoor National Park Authority: Landscape Character Assessment * The Walla Brook rises near the Warren House Inn and flows south for some 4 miles (6 km) to join the lower East Dart River near Babeny Babeny is a village in Devon Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to th .... It forms part of the boundary between Teignbridge (to the east) and West Devon Districts.Ordnance Survey map (Outdoor Leisure 28) * The North Walla Brook also rises near the Warren House Inn but flows north and then east towards the River Bovey. * The Walla Brook rises near Hangingstone Hill (1 mile east of Cranmere Pool) and flows north and then east towards the North Teign River. This brook is also known locally as Headon River. * The Walla Brook ris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dartmoor
Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, South West England. The moorland and surrounding land has been protected by National Park status since 1951. Dartmoor National Park covers . The granite that forms the uplands dates from the Carboniferous Period of geological history. The landscape consists of moorland capped with many exposed granite hilltops known as tors, providing habitats for wildlife. The highest point is High Willhays, above sea level. The entire area is rich in antiquities and archaeological artefacts. Dartmoor National Park is managed by the Dartmoor National Park Authority, whose 22 members are drawn from Devon County Council, local district councils and Government. The Dartmoor Commoners' Council exists to create and enforce regulations regarding commoners' rights. Parts of Dartmoor have been used as military firing ranges for over 200 years. The public is granted extensive land access rights on Dartmoor (including restricted access to the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Lyd, Devon
The Lyd is a river rising at Lyd Head (Corn Ridge in NW Dartmoor) 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 England. Lydford Gorge Lydford Gorge (National Trust) is a dramatic feature of the river at Lydford on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park; it is a gorge near Lydford on the River Lyd, which is the deepest in South West England. It was formed by the process of river capture, where the start of a nearby river eroded backwards until its origin met the Lyd, diverting its course into the second channel. Owned and maintained by the National Trust since 1947, the gorge features the tall White Lady Waterfall and a series of whirlpools known as the Devil's Cauldron. See also * List of waterfalls * List of waterfalls in the United Kingdom This is a links page to the named waterfalls found in the UK and includes a list of the highest waterfalls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Tors
Ten Tors is an annual weekend hike in early May, on Dartmoor, southwest England. Organized by the British Army, starting in 1960, it brings together teams of six young people, with the 2,400 young participants hiking to checkpoints on ten specified tors. The majority of entrants are schools, colleges, Scout groups and Cadet squadrons from South West England, though groups from across the UK have regularly taken part, as have teams from Australia and New Zealand. However, from 2012, only teams from the South West of England are eligible to take part, due to the large numbers of entrants. Event format Teams of six are required to visit ten specified tors and 5 to 10 via tors, these are required although not counted towards the 8 tor limit on the first day or your ten tors.; on the top of each tor is a checkpoint. Each team is required to visit all of the specified checkpoints in the correct order. Any member can choose to withdraw at a safety control, as long as there are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavistock
Tavistock ( ) is an ancient stannary and market town and civil parish in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy, from which its name derives. At the 2011 census, the three electoral wards (North, South and South West) had a population of 13,028. The town traces its recorded history back to at least 961 when Tavistock Abbey, whose ruins lie in the centre of the town, was founded. Its most famous son is Sir Francis Drake. History Middle Ages The area around Tavistock (formerly Tavistoke), where the River Tavy runs wide and shallow allowing it to be easily crossed, and near the secure high ground of Dartmoor, was inhabited long before historical records. The surrounding area is littered with archaeological remains from the Bronze and Iron Ages. The abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Rumon was founded in 961 by Ordgar, Earl of Devon. After destruction by Danish raiders in 997 it was restored, and at the time of the Conquest ranke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Tor
Brent Tor is a tor on the western edge of Dartmoor, approximately four miles (6.5 km) north of Tavistock, rising to 1100 ft (330m) above sea level. The Tor is surmounted by the Church of St Michael, the parish church of the village of Brentor, which lies below the Tor. Geology Brent Tor is an unusual example of early Carboniferous basaltic volcanic rocks, now weathered down. It is composed of volcanic breccia and pillow lava exuded beneath a former sea. Iron Age earthworks Around the Tor are Iron Age earthworks, the remnants of a Hill fort. Unusually, the fortifications are at the base of the Tor, rather than the summit as is more normal (compare with Brent Knoll in Somerset). No serious archaeological work has been carried out on the site. However, the northern ramparts in particular are well preserved, displaying a multi-vallate pattern characteristic of the Iron-A, or early -B, culture. There are three distinct consecutive ramparts in this sector, and traces of in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Tavy
The Tavy () is a river on Dartmoor, Devon, England. The name derives from the Brythonic languages, Brythonic root , once thought to mean 'dark' but now generally understood to mean 'to flow'. It has given its name to the town of Tavistock and the villages of Mary Tavy and Peter Tavy. It is a tributary of the River Tamar and has as its own tributaries: Collybrooke, River Burn, Devon, River Burn, River Wallabrooke, River Lumburn, and River Walkham. At Tavistock, Devon, Tavistock it feeds a canal running to Morwellham Quay. Its mouth is crossed by the Tavy Bridge which carries the Tamar Valley Line, Tamar Valley railway line. Navigation The river is navigable inland as far as Lopwell, where a weir marks the normal tidal limit, about a journey from North Corner Quay at Devonport, Devon, Devonport. River transport was an important feature of the local farming, mining, tourism and forestry economies. The Queen's Harbour Master for Plymouth is responsible for managing navigatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Wallabrooke
The Wallabrook is a river on Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is a tributary of the River Tavy. Bibliography ''The Painted Stream'', Robin Armstrong, Dent, 1985, See also * Walla Brook *Rivers of the United Kingdom For details of rivers of the United Kingdom, see * List of rivers of England * List of rivers of Scotland * List of rivers of Wales * Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingd ... Rivers of Devon 2Wallabrooke {{England-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Avon (Devon)
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 leaves Dartmoor a dam was built in 1957 to form the Avon reservoir (see Dartmoor reservoirs). After leaving the moor it passes through South Brent and then Avonwick and Aveton Gifford and flows into the sea at Bigbury-on-Sea. Near Loddiswell the valley flows through Fosse Copse a woodland owned and managed by the Woodland Trust. The estuary lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is part of the South Devon Heritage Coast. From 1893 until its closure in 1963, the Kingsbridge branch line railway line ran along the valley of the Avon between Kingsbridge and South Brent. See also * Rivers of the United Kingdom For details of rivers of the United Kingdom, see * List of rivers of England * List of rivers of Scotlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Wella Brook
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Teign
The River Teign is a river in the county of Devon, England. It is long and rises on Dartmoor, becomes an estuary just below Newton Abbot and reaches the English Channel at Teignmouth. Toponymy The river-name ''Teign'' is first attested in an Anglo-Saxon charters, Anglo-Saxon charter of 739, where it appears as ''Teng''. The name is pre-Roman, related to the Welsh language, Welsh meaning 'sprinkling', or 'spread out' and means simply 'stream'.Eilert Ekwall, ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', p.462. The river lends its name to several places, including Teigncombe, Drewsteignton, Canonteign, Teigngrace, Kingsteignton (at one time, one of England's largest villages), Bishopsteignton, Stokeinteignhead#Teignharvey, Teignharvey, and the second largest settlement along its course, Teignmouth. However, the villages of Combeinteignhead and Stokeinteignhead, on the other side of the estuary from Bishopsteignton, are not named after the river. Course The River Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren House Inn
The Warren House Inn is a remote and isolated public house in the heart of Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is the highest pub in southern England at 1,425 feet (434 m) Above mean sea level, above sea level, and is the second highest pub in all England. It is located on an ancient road across the moor, about 2 miles (3 km) north east of the village of Postbridge, Devon, Postbridge and has been a stopping point for travellers since the middle of the 18th century. History In 1905 Robert Burnard wrote: "When packhorses were used on the Moreton track, New House, or as it is now called, Warren House Inn, was on the right side of the road proceeding from Postbridge towards Moreton, and it is so shown on Donne's map. This old building was burnt down some years ago and was rebuilt in 1845 by J. Wills on the other side of the present road, here it occupies the site of the ancient packhorse way." As Burnard said, the current building dates from 1845, but the original inn on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cranmere Pool
Cranmere Pool is a small depression within a peat bog in the northern half of Dartmoor, Devon, England, at . It lies above sea level on the western flank of Hangingstone Hill, close to the source of the West Okement River, about north west of the source of the East Dart River, and about the same distance west of the River Taw's source. Location and history The pool lies within the Okehampton Artillery Range, one of the Ministry of Defence ranges. A military access road which made it possible to drive to within of the pool was closed for civilian use in 2010. Walking distance from the closest civilian road access is now about , from the north, at , at a starting height of above sea level and using the existing military access road. Cranmere Pool was once a permanent pool of water, but William Crossing, writing early in the 20th century, stated that it had been over a hundred years since this had been the case. The only time there is standing water today is after heavy rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
