River Teign
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| River Teign | |
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 The Teign near Newton Abbot, looking in the direction of Haytor
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| Country | England |
| County | Devon |
| Towns | Teignmouth, Newton Abbot |
| Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
| Mouth | Lyme Bay |
| - location | English Channel |
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| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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 50km (30 miles) to the English Channel: Teigncombe, Drewsteignton, Teigngrace, Kingsteignton, one of Englands largest villages, Bishopsteignton, Combeinteignhead, Teignharvey, Stokeinteignhead, and finally Teignmouth.
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