The River Coly is a long river in the county of
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 the south-west of England. It rises in several streams in the north of the parish of
Farway
Farway is a small village, civil parish and former manor in the East Devon district of Devon, England. The village is situated about south-east of Honiton. The village lies on the River Coly, which rises in the north of the civil parish and wh ...
. It then flows south through Farway village before turning east and flowing through the town of
Colyton, where it is joined by the
Umborne Brook
Umbourne Brook is a watercourse in Devon, England. In rises south-east of Upottery and runs past the villages of Widworthy and Wilmington then joins the River Coly at Colyton. The Coly joins the River Axe which discharges into the English Cha ...
. Below Colyton the Coly turns south again and flows through the village of
Colyford
Colyford is a village in East Devon, England situated midway between Lyme Regis and Sidmouth on the A3052 road. To the north the village borders the town of Colyton and lies within the latter's civil parish boundaries. To the south is the seas ...
, shortly after which it joins the
River Axe at the landward end of the latter's estuary.
References
Rivers of Devon
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