The River Taw in England rises at Taw Head, a spring on the central northern flanks of Dartmoor, crosses North Devon and at the town of Barnstaple, formerly a significant port, empties into Bideford Bay in the Bristol Channel, having formed a large estuary of wide meanders which at its western end is the estuary of the River Torridge.
River Taw
The River Taw at Umberleigh
A meander on an uppermost reach of River Taw
Image: River Taw road bridge by Maurice Clements
Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, South West England. The moorland and surrounding land has been protected by National Park status since 1951. Dartmoor National Park covers 954 km2 (368 sq mi).
View down the River Meavy towards Leather Tor and Sharpitor
High Willhays with Yes Tor behind
River Erme at Ivybridge
Aune Mire, the source of the River Avon