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West Webburn River

Coordinates: 50°32′31″N 3°48′50″W / 50.542°N 3.814°W / 50.542; -3.814
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West Webburn River
Webburn River
West Webburn River is located in Devon
West Webburn River
West Webburn River is located in the United Kingdom
West Webburn River
Location
CountryEngland
CountyDevon
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationEastern Dartmoor
MouthEast Webburn River
 • location
Oakmoor Wood
 • coordinates
50°32′31″N 3°48′50″W / 50.542°N 3.814°W / 50.542; -3.814

The West Webburn is a stream on Dartmoor in Devon in south-west England. It rises on the eastern side of the moors flowing off the east side of Hameldown Ridge. Its source is extremely close to the Grimspound Bronze Age settlement, and it was probably the main source of water for the settlement. It flows south, going past Widecombe-in-the-Moor, and joins the East Webburn River at Lizwell Meet in Oakmoor Wood. These combined streams then join the River Dart at Buckland Bridge close to the village of Holne.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Okehampton and North Dartmoor (Landranger Map 191), Ordnance Survey, 2016, ISBN 9780319262894