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
A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...
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
South Brent is a large village on the southern edge of Dartmoor, England, in the valley of the River Avon. The parish includes the small hamlets of Aish, Harbourneford, Lutton, Brent Mill, and many scattered farmhouses. It is five miles (8&n ...
and then
Avonwick and
Aveton Gifford and flows into the sea at
Bigbury-on-Sea. Near
Loddiswell the valley flows through
Fosse Copse
Fosse Copse is a woodland in Devon, England, near the village of Loddiswell. It covers a total area of on the west facing slope of the Avon Valley. It is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust
The Woodland Trust is the largest woodland co ...
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
South Brent is a large village on the southern edge of Dartmoor, England, in the valley of the River Avon. The parish includes the small hamlets of Aish, Harbourneford, Lutton, Brent Mill, and many scattered farmhouses. It is five miles (8&n ...
.
See also
*
Rivers of the United Kingdom
References
Rivers of Devon
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