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River Tavy

The Tavy above Tavistock, on the moor
Lopwell weir, highest point of navigation
Kayaking on the Tavy.

The Tavy is a river on Dartmoor, Devon, England. The name derives from the Brythonic root "Taff", the original meaning of which has now been lost.[1] It has given its name to the town of Tavistock and the villages of Mary Tavy and Peter Tavy. It is a tributary of the River Tamar and has as its own tributaries:

At Tavistock it feeds a canal running to Morwellham Quay.

Its mouth it is crossed by the Tavy Bridge which carries the Tamar Valley railway line.

Contents

  • Navigation 1
  • See also 2
  • Bibliography 3
  • References 4

Navigation

The river is navigable inland as far as Lopwell, where a weir marks the normal tidal limit, about a 9-mile (14 km) journey from North Corner Quay at Devonport.[2] River transport was an important feature of the local farming, mining, tourism and forestry economies.[3][4]

The Queen's Harbour Master for Plymouth[5] is responsible for managing navigation on the River Tavy up to the normal tidal limit.[6]

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. ^  
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey mapping
  3. ^ SC871 Rivers Tamar, Lynher and Tavy (Map). Admiralty. 2000. D inset. 
  4. ^ "Welcome to Lopwell" (PDF). Plymouth City Council. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
  5. ^ Queen's Harbour Master Plymouth
  6. ^ The Dockyard Port of Plymouth Order 1999


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