The Barnstaple Yeo, also known as the River Yeo, is 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 ...
, which enters the Taw at
Barnstaple
Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool from ...
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 is one of
several rivers of the same name, including another tributary of the Taw, the
Lapford Yeo.
The Barnstaple Yeo rises on Berry Down, south of
Combe Martin
Combe Martin () is a village, Civil parishes in England, civil parish and former Manorialism, manor on the North Devon coast about east of Ilfracombe. It is a small seaside resort with a sheltered cove on the northwest edge of the Exmoor Nati ...
, and flows south through the grounds of
Arlington Court
Arlington Court is a Neo-classical architecture, neoclassical style English country houses, country house built 1820–23, situated in the parish of Arlington, Devon, Arlington, next to the parish church of St James, miles NE of Barnstaple, no ...
and past the village of
Chelfham and into the River Taw at Barnstaple. The river length from source to mouth is .
The last mile of the river is tidal and prone to flooding both when in spate, but also from the sea. A plan has been put forward to divert the river through an channel in Pilton Park in Barnstaple to alleviate extreme flooding events.
References
External links
Rivers of Devon
1Yeo
{{England-river-stub