River Teign

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near Newton Abbot, view direction of Haytor
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near Newton Abbot, view direction of Haytor

The River Teign (IPA: [tiːn]) is a river in the county of Devon, England.

Like many Devon rivers, the Teign rises on Dartmoor, near Cranmere Pool. Its course on the moor is crossed by a clapper bridge near Teigncombe, just below the prehistoric Kestor Settlement. It leaves the moor at its eastern side, flowing beneath Castle Drogo in a steep-sided valley. It then flows southwards at the east edge of the moor. The river becomes tidal at Newton Abbot, and reaches the English Channel at Teignmouth. Its estuary is a large ria.

The river lends its name to several places on the map in its thirty miles to the English Channel: Teigncombe, Drewsteignton, Teigngrace, Kingsteignton, Bishopsteignton, and finally Teignmouth.

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