River Bovey

The River Bovey rises on the eastern side of Dartmoor in Devon, England, and is the largest tributary to the River Teign. The river has two main source streams, both rising within a mile of each other, either side of the B3212 road between Moretonhampstead and Postbridge, before joining at Jurston.

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Peter and St Paul and Kingsteignton School.

Church of St Peter and St Paul

Church

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kingsteignton School

School

Photo: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Teign School

School

Photo: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Teign School is an 11–18 academy school located in Kingsteignton, a town to the north of Newton Abbot. The original 1936 building has been expanded upon substantially and numerous additional buildings have been constructed within the grounds.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gappah and Chudleigh Knighton.

Gappah

Hamlet

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gappah is a hamlet.

Chudleigh Knighton

Village

Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chudleigh Knighton is a small village in Devon, England, near to Newton Abbot and Bovey Tracey.

Kingsteignton

Town

Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kingsteignton, is a town and civil parish in south Devon, England. It lies at the head of the Teign Estuary to the west of Teignmouth in the Teignbridge district.

River Bovey

Type: Stream
Description: river in the United Kingdom
Categories: river and body of water
Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.56667° or 50° 34′ north

Longitude

-3.61667° or 3° 37′ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

9C2RH98M+M8

GeoNames ID

2655082

Wikidata ID

Q7337176

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Bovey” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “River Bovey”
Croatian: “Bovey”
Russian: “Бови”
Swedish: “River Bovey”
Welsh: “Afon Bovey”

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