River Fowey

The River Fowey is a river in , , . Its source is at Fowey Well about 1 mile north-west of on , not far from one of its tributaries rising at and .
Wikipedia
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: River
  • Description: UK river in Cornwall, England
  • Also known as: “Fiume Fowey” and “Río Fowey”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Lostwithiel railway station and Lostwithiel Stannary Palace.

Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
serves the town of in , England.

Historic building
Photo: Sic19, CC0.
The Stannary Palace, also known as the Duchy Palace…

Church
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Bartholomew's Church is a parish church of the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lostwithiel and Sweetshouse.

Town
Photo: Matnkat, CC BY 3.0.
Bodmin a small town of around 15,000 people in the…

Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in , England, United Kingdom.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , England, in the United Kingdom.

River Fowey

Latitude
50.42062° or 50° 25′ 14″ north
Longitude
-4.67169° or 4° 40′ 18″ west
Elevation
167 feet (51 metres)
Open location code
9C2QC8CH+68
Open­Street­Map ID
way 164640299
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
2649125
Wiki­data ID
Q1212567
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“River Fowey” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر فاوي”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Fowey”
  • Basque: “Fowey ibaia”
  • Cebuano: “River Fowey”
  • Cornish: “Fowy”
  • Dutch: “River Fowey”
  • Esperanto: “Rivero Fowey”
  • French: “Fowey”
  • Galician: “Río Fowydh”
  • German: “River Fowey”
  • Italian: “Fowey”
  • Polish: “Fowey”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Fowey”
  • Swahili: “Mto Fowey”
  • Swedish: “River Fowey”
  • Turkish: “Fowey Nehri”
  • Welsh: “Afon Fowey”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Lower Polscoe Bridge and Polscoe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Restormel Roman Fort and Lostwithiel Bowling Club.

England: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.

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