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River Clyst

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22: 137:. The bridge feeds into the Exe Estuary Trail, part of NCN2, and was opened in November 2013. A 738-foot (225 m) elevated timber boardwalk was planned across the salt marshes and flood plain with a main bridge spanning 390 feet (120 m) across the river. The new bridge is downstream from an existing narrow 160:
reserve with a hide (SX971877). In 1988, a spill of diesel oil into the estuary threatened the habitat and the birds in the area around the river mouth. Special booms and pumps were brought in to remove the 5,000 imperial gallons (23,000 L; 6,000 US gal) spill. A 1994 survey of fish
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species in the river determined that it contained bullhead, dace, eel, minnow, stone loach, stickleback, mullet and flounder. The only salmonids were some trout in one of the tributaries. By 2008, concerns were being raised about the quality of the water citing a high level of pollution.
48:(the Welsh name of Clydach, has similar origins). The river lends its name to several settlements on its route, Clyst Honiton, Clyst St Lawrence, Clyst St George, and Broadclyst. The William part of Clyst William derives from the Old English of 554: 497: 1247: 1242: 1227: 157: 166: 126:. The river discharges 1.3 cubic metres (46 cu ft) per second on average, and is tidal from the Exe estuary as far as Newcourt Barton. 1262: 1342: 449: 1257: 346: 21: 1252: 444: 974: 611: 415: 621: 242: 1267: 471: 308: 1302: 1272: 1363: 1292: 1287: 1282: 153: 115: 283: 258: 1237: 1368: 134: 84: 1332: 1297: 68: 1222: 1001: 524: 362: 129:
In 2011 work started on a new cycle and pedestrian bridge crossing the River Clyst at Fishers Mill,
604: 67:, the river runs for 24 miles (38 km), west and southwest, flowing through the settlements of 60: 1191: 1186: 1126: 1121: 1116: 767: 80: 95: 1322: 1181: 1106: 1021: 996: 704: 342: 238: 215: 1317: 1277: 1232: 1086: 869: 824: 802: 727: 440: 107: 1141: 1051: 1046: 951: 138: 1327: 1171: 1166: 1096: 1091: 956: 894: 884: 787: 737: 597: 388: 130: 119: 103: 26: 1357: 1337: 1217: 1176: 1111: 1081: 991: 926: 859: 762: 99: 1066: 1031: 936: 879: 874: 752: 638: 149: 235:
The book of English place names : how our towns and villages got their names
1201: 1161: 1146: 1101: 1071: 1011: 1006: 854: 829: 699: 689: 145: 76: 41: 1196: 1151: 1131: 1056: 1041: 1036: 1016: 946: 889: 844: 834: 797: 782: 742: 709: 694: 674: 91: 64: 589: 181: 168: 1156: 1136: 1076: 1061: 941: 916: 849: 777: 732: 684: 219: 152:. On the north side of the Clyst, just west of the Exmouth railway line, is 111: 1307: 931: 921: 911: 905: 899: 792: 772: 747: 653: 309:"Classification of Bivalve Mollusc Production Areas in England and Wales" 72: 961: 839: 819: 807: 757: 1312: 966: 864: 813: 679: 658: 123: 584: 627: 37: 20: 593: 416:"Ceremony marks Exe Estuary Trail milestone | The Exeter Daily" 555:"Water check after decline in river's fish and wildlife" 534:. National Rivers Authority. February 1995. p. 5 214:(3 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 108. 212:
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In winter, the flood plain attracts large flocks of
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December 2013. pp. 30–31 110:, eventually flowing into the 1: 1228:Parliamentary constituencies 339:Exeter & the Exe Valley 59:Rising near the village of 1385: 1263:Grade II* listed buildings 233:Taggart, Caroline (2011). 635: 1258:Grade I listed buildings 141:masonry highway bridge. 288:environment.data.gov.uk 263:environment.data.gov.uk 210:Ekwall, Eilert (1947). 16:River in Devon, England 135:National Cycle Network 29: 1333:South West Coast Path 668:Boroughs or districts 24: 1223:Devon County Council 560:infoweb.newsbank.com 503:infoweb.newsbank.com 44:, and translates as 1268:Scheduled monuments 1243:Towns by population 721:(cities in italics) 647:Unitary authorities 532:environmentdata.org 525:"Devon Area Report" 363:"Exe Estuary Trail" 178: /  154:Bowling Green Marsh 116:Bowling Green Marsh 768:Budleigh Salterton 395:. 15 November 2013 81:Clyst St. Lawrence 30: 1351: 1350: 1323:Tamar Valley AONB 719:Major settlements 622:Ceremonial county 562:. 9 February 2008 505:. 9 November 1988 367:exploredevon.info 25:River Clyst near 1376: 1318:South Devon AONB 1293:Lord Lieutenants 870:Moretonhampstead 825:Great Torrington 630: 624: 614: 607: 600: 591: 572: 571: 569: 567: 557: 550: 544: 543: 541: 539: 529: 521: 515: 514: 512: 510: 500: 493: 487: 486: 484: 482: 468: 462: 461: 459: 457: 441:Historic England 437: 431: 430: 428: 426: 420:The Exeter Daily 411: 405: 404: 402: 400: 385: 379: 378: 376: 374: 359: 353: 352: 334: 328: 327: 325: 323: 313: 305: 299: 298: 296: 294: 280: 274: 273: 271: 269: 255: 249: 248: 230: 224: 223: 207: 193: 192: 190: 189: 188: 183: 182:50.678°N 3.452°W 179: 176: 175: 174: 171: 108:Clyst St. George 1384: 1383: 1379: 1378: 1377: 1375: 1374: 1373: 1364:Rivers of Devon 1354: 1353: 1352: 1347: 1206: 980: 969: 720: 714: 663: 642: 631: 626: 620: 618: 581: 576: 575: 565: 563: 552: 551: 547: 537: 535: 527: 523: 522: 518: 508: 506: 495: 494: 490: 480: 478: 470: 469: 465: 455: 453: 439: 438: 434: 424: 422: 413: 412: 408: 398: 396: 387: 386: 382: 372: 370: 361: 360: 356: 349: 336: 335: 331: 321: 319: 311: 307: 306: 302: 292: 290: 282: 281: 277: 267: 265: 257: 256: 252: 245: 232: 231: 227: 209: 208: 204: 199: 186: 184: 180: 177: 172: 169: 167: 165: 164: 139:grade II listed 17: 12: 11: 5: 1382: 1380: 1372: 1371: 1366: 1356: 1355: 1349: 1348: 1346: 1345: 1340: 1335: 1330: 1328:Jurassic Coast 1325: 1320: 1315: 1310: 1305: 1303:Notable people 1300: 1295: 1290: 1285: 1280: 1275: 1270: 1265: 1260: 1255: 1253:Country houses 1250: 1245: 1240: 1235: 1230: 1225: 1220: 1214: 1212: 1208: 1207: 1205: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1189: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1169: 1164: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1144: 1139: 1134: 1129: 1124: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1089: 1084: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1014: 1009: 1004: 999: 994: 988: 986: 982: 981: 979: 978: 964: 959: 954: 949: 944: 939: 934: 929: 924: 919: 914: 909: 902: 897: 895:Ottery St Mary 892: 887: 882: 877: 872: 867: 862: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 822: 817: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 760: 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 724: 722: 716: 715: 713: 712: 707: 702: 697: 692: 687: 682: 677: 671: 669: 665: 664: 662: 661: 656: 650: 648: 644: 643: 636: 633: 632: 619: 617: 616: 609: 602: 594: 588: 587: 580: 579:External links 577: 574: 573: 545: 516: 488: 463: 432: 406: 380: 369:. 15 July 2015 354: 347: 337:"114" (Map). 329: 300: 275: 250: 243: 225: 201: 200: 198: 195: 187:50.678; 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Index


Topsham
Devon
Old English
Clyst William
Cullompton
Norman's Green
Plymtree
Clyst Hydon
Clyst St. Lawrence
Westwood
Broadclyst
West Clyst
Clyst Honiton
Clyst St. Mary
Clyst St. George
Exe estuary
Bowling Green Marsh
Topsham
Exeter
Topsham
National Cycle Network
grade II listed
Brant geese
Canada geese
Bowling Green Marsh
RSPB
50°40′41″N 3°27′07″W / 50.678°N 3.452°W / 50.678; -3.452
OCLC
12542596

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