The River Mole a tributary of the
River Taw
The River Taw () in England rises at Taw Head, a spring on the central northern flanks of Dartmoor, crosses North Devon and at the town of Barnstaple, formerly a significant port, empties into Barnstaple Bay in the Bristol Channel, having form ...
in
Devon
Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...
, England. It rises on the southwestern border of
Exmoor
Exmoor () is loosely defined as an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England. It is named after the River Exe, the source of which is situated in the centre of the area, two miles north-west of Simons ...
. The river takes its name from the market towns of
North
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Etymology
T ...
and
South Molton. The river used to be known as the Nymet.
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Tributaries
*River Yeo
*Crooked Oak
*River Bray
*Little Silver Stream
See also
*
List of rivers of England
References
External links
Mole, River
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