The Barnstaple Yeo, also known as the River Yeo, is a tributary of the

River Taw The River Taw () in England rises at Taw Head, a spring on the central northern flanks of Dartmoor, crosses North Devon and at the town of Barnstaple, formerly a significant port, empties into Barnstaple Bay in the Bristol Channel, having form ...

, which enters the Taw at

Barnstaple Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool from ...

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 the south, and Cornwall to the west ...

, England. It is one of several rivers of the same name, including another tributary of the Taw, the

Lapford Yeo The Lapford Yeo, also known as the River Yeo, is a tributary of the River Taw in Devon, England. It is one of several rivers of the same name, including another tributary of the Taw, the Barnstaple Yeo. The Lapford Yeo also flows within 2 miles ...

. The Barnstaple Yeo rises on Berry Down, south of

Combe Martin Combe Martin () is a village, Civil parishes in England, civil parish and former Manorialism, manor on the North Devon coast about east of Ilfracombe. It is a small seaside resort with a sheltered cove on the northwest edge of the Exmoor Nati ...

, and flows south through the grounds of

Arlington Court Arlington Court is a Neo-classical architecture, neoclassical style English country houses, country house built 1820–23, situated in the parish of Arlington, Devon, Arlington, next to the parish church of St James, miles NE of Barnstaple, no ...

and past the village of

Chelfham Chelfham is a small borough in North Devon, England. It is situated between Bratton Fleming and Barnstaple (the largest town in North Devon). The village had a closed special needs school, and also a disused railway viaduct and station Station ...

and into the River Taw at Barnstaple. The river length from source to mouth is . The last mile of the river is tidal and prone to flooding both when in spate, but also from the sea. A plan has been put forward to divert the river through an channel in Pilton Park in Barnstaple to alleviate extreme flooding events.

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