River Yealm
The Yealm is a river in Devon in England that rises 430 m above sea level on the Stall Moor mires of south Dartmoor and travels 12 miles to the sea, passing through Cornwood, Lee Mill and Yealmpton, a mid-sized village with a population of c.2,000 which is its largest settlement, before reaching its estuary which forms a ria bounded on its western side by Wembury.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Devon in England
- Also known as: “Yealm”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rose & Crown and Church of St Mary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holbeton and Newton Ferrers.
Holbeton
Village
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Holbeton is a civil parish and village located 9 miles south east of Plymouth in the South Hams district of Devon, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 579, down from 850 in 1901. Holbeton is situated 2½ miles southeast of River Yealm.
Newton Ferrers
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newton Ferrers is a village and former manor, civil and ecclesiastical parish, now in the parish of Newton and Noss, in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. Newton Ferrers is situated 3 miles southwest of River Yealm.
Noss Mayo
Hamlet
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Noss Mayo is a village in the civil parish of Newton and Noss in the South Hams district of Devon, England, 6 miles south-east of Plymouth, one mile inland on the southern bank of Newton Creek, an arm of the estuary of the River Yealm. Noss Mayo is situated 3½ miles southwest of River Yealm.
River Yealm
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Yealm” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Yealm”
- Swedish: “River Yealm”
- Welsh: “Afon Yealm”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Yealmpton and Yealmbridge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Furzehill and Hareston Hill.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “River Yealm”. Photo: Robin Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.