The Red River ( kw, Dowr Amal, meaning ''boundary river'') which discharges into the sea to the west of
Marazion is one of two watercourses in
Cornwall in southwest
England,
UK, which share
this name.
It rises in the parish of
Towednack and flows in a generally southeasterly direction, passing through the parish of
Ludgvan before turning to the southwest and discharging into
Mount's Bay. It is bridged by numerous minor roads and paths but also by the B3311 road, the
A30 road, the rail line between
Hayle and
Penzance
Penzance ( ; kw, Pennsans) is a town, civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is about west-southwest of Plymouth and west-southwest of London. Situated ...
and the
A394 road
List of A roads in zone 3 in Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island ...
.
[Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map sheet no 7 ''Land's End'']
References
Red, River
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