River Lyd
The Lyd is a river rising at Lyd Head in the Dartmoor national park in Devon in South West England and flowing into the River Tamar beyond Lifton. It runs through Lydford Gorge, the deepest gorge in South West England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “River Lyd, Devon”
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Harris Arms.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
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Church of St John the Baptist is situated 2 miles east of River Lyd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stowford and Chillaton.
Stowford
Hamlet
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Stowford is a village and civil parish in the district of West Devon in the English county of Devon. It is situated to the west of Dartmoor. Stowford is about 1 mile west of the village of Lewdown and about 11 miles south-west of Okehampton in Devon and 7 miles east of Launceston in Cornwall. Stowford is situated 2½ miles east of River Lyd.
Chillaton
Village
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Chillaton is a village in the county of Devon, England, about 6 miles north of Tavistock. It is on the western edge of the Dartmoor National Park. The village is part of the electoral ward of Milton Ford. Its population at the 2011 census was 1,617. Chillaton is situated 3 miles southeast of River Lyd.
Lawhitton
Village
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Lawhitton is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated two miles south-west of Launceston and half-a-mile west of Cornwall's border with Devon at the River Tamar. Lawhitton is situated 3½ miles southwest of River Lyd.
River Lyd
- 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 Lyd” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Lyd”
- Cebuano: “River Lyd”
- Danish: “River Lyd”
- Dutch: “River Lyd”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ليد”
- German: “River Lyd”
- Slovenian: “Lyd”
- Slovenian: “reka Lyd”
- Slovenian: “River Lyd”
- Swedish: “River Lyd”
- Venetian: “Fiume River Lyd”
- Welsh: “Afon Lyd”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tinhay and Lifton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coombe Hill and Lifton Wood.
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