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 formed a large estuary of wide meanders which at its western end is the estuary of the River Torridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Braunton Burrows and Crow Point Lighthouse.
Braunton Burrows
Protected area
Photo: Noel Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braunton Burrows is a sand dune system on the North Devon coast. It is privately owned and forms part of the Christie Devon Estates Trust. Braunton Burrows is a prime British sand dune site, the largest sand dune system in England.
Crow Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braunton Burrows is a sand dune system on the North Devon coast. It is privately owned and forms part of the Christie Devon Estates Trust. Braunton Burrows is a prime British sand dune site, the largest sand dune system in England. Crow Point Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles southeast of River Taw.
Royal North Devon Golf Club
Golf course
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The Royal North Devon Golf Club is a private golf club in Westward Ho!, Devon, England. Founded in 1864 as the North Devon and West of England Golf Club, RND operates the oldest golf course in England. Royal North Devon Golf Club is situated 2 miles south of River Taw.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Appledore and Saunton.
Appledore
Village
Photo: Sannse, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Appledore is a village at the mouth of the River Torridge, about 6 miles west of Barnstaple and about 3 miles north of Bideford in the county Devon, England. Appledore is situated 2½ miles southeast of River Taw.
Saunton
Village
Photo: Kirsty Kliem, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saunton is a village located approximately two miles from Braunton on the North Devon coast in the South West of England. Several kilometres long, the village borders Braunton Burrows, the heart of North Devon's Biosphere Reserve, the first "new style" UNESCO-designated Biosphere Reserve. Saunton is situated 2½ miles north of River Taw.
Westward Ho!
Westward Ho! is a quaintly-named seaside town in Torridge, Devon, England, near Bideford! Beware however, that's where the quaintness ends. Westward Ho! is in some need of investment, although it retains a good variety of quality local businesses, and its beach is highly regarded and noted for the cleanliness of its water.
River Taw
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Devon, United Kingdom
- 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 Asturian to Welsh—“River Taw” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Taw”
- Cebuano: “River Taw”
- Dutch: “River Taw”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تاو”
- German: “River Taw”
- German: “Taw (Fluss)”
- Italian: “Taw”
- Japanese: “トー川”
- Polish: “Taw”
- Serbian: “То”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Taw”
- Slovenian: “reka Taw”
- Slovenian: “River Taw”
- Slovenian: “Taw”
- Spanish: “Río Taw”
- Swedish: “River Taw”
- Welsh: “Afon Taw”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Diddywell and Instow Town.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Braunton Burrows and Saunton Sands.
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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 Taw”. Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.