Ashburn is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

in the

Dartmoor Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, England. The moorland and surrounding land has been protected by National Park status since 1951. Dartmoor National Park covers . The granite which forms the uplands dates from the Carboniferous ...

moors in

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

in south-west England, flowing through the Ashburton valley to the

River Dart The River Dart is a river in Devon, England, that rises high on Dartmoor and flows for to the sea at Dartmouth. Name Most hydronyms in England derive from the Brythonic language (from which the river's subsequent names ultimately derive fr ...

. The River Ashburn is a small river on Dartmoor, rising near Rippon Tor, flowing through the town of Ashburton and joining with the river Dart near Buckfastleigh. The source of the river is on Horridge Common at a height of 365 metres. The River Ashburn flows quickly down a step river valley through woods and under stone bridges before coming into Ashburton on the north side of town and passing by

Ashburton Town Hall Ashburton Town Hall is a municipal building in the North Street, Ashburton, Devon, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Ashburton Town Council, is a Grade II listed building. History The first municipal building in the town wa ...

, then turning west and heading out of town via the town park, next to the

A38 road The A38, parts of which are known as Devon Expressway, Bristol Road and Gloucester Road, Bristol, Gloucester Road, is a major A-class trunk road in England. The road runs from Bodmin in Cornwall to Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. It is long, mak ...

before joining the

. It is a typical, fast flowing, clean Dartmoor river.

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Rivers of Devon

River Ashburn Ashburn is a river in the Dartmoor moors in Devon in south-west England, flowing through the Ashburton valley to the River Dart. The River Ashburn is a small river on Dartmoor, rising near Rippon Tor, flowing through the town of Ashburton and ...

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