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River Walkham

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131: 176: 151: 356:, with a small compact network of streets mainly on the south or left bank. It receives most of its tributaries which are unnamed headwaters along its south-flowing inception, draining the near side of two series of six tors (peaks) to the west ending in Pew Tor at 320 metres and likewise to the east ending in Leeden Tor at 389 metres (above mean sea level). In absolute distance, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the village and the same south of the small well-preserved town of 1420: 380: 25: 470: 183: 158: 1140: 1135: 1120: 175: 1507: 1268: 1461: 424: 287: 150: 1155: 345: 130: 1235: 1150: 108: 1500: 1261: 1145: 867: 504: 1541: 514: 46: 42: 89: 61: 1546: 1454: 1160: 429: 1493: 1254: 68: 450: 35: 1195: 1165: 1536: 1526: 1185: 1180: 1175: 474: 75: 1447: 1130: 57: 1339: 1225: 1190: 1115: 894: 497: 391:
a mainly closed canal with many mining heritage centres, leading to the Tavy's near-neighbour, the
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and flows almost due south for approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) leaving the tors and thus
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The confluence of the Walkham and Tavy is a few hundred metres downstream from the
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conurbation after a fast descent around wide hillsides, a few miles south.
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that the River Walkham was "one of the loveliest rivers in
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behind then south-west for 1 mile (1.6 km) past
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Horrabridge
River Walkham is located in Devon
River Walkham is located in the United Kingdom
Devon
Dartmoor
Mouth
River Tavy
Tavistock
50°31′19″N 4°06′11″W / 50.522°N 4.103°W / 50.522; -4.103
river
Dartmoor
Devon
Great Mis Tor
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