Badgworthy Water | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
County | Devon |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Devon, England |
• coordinates | 51°10′38″N 3°43′23″W / 51.17722°N 3.72306°W |
Mouth | East Lyn River |
• location | Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°13′05″N 3°43′42″W / 51.21806°N 3.72833°W |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Hoccombe Water |
Badgworthy Water is a small river which flows through Malmsmead on Exmoor, close to the border between Devon and Somerset, England.
It merges with Oare Water to become the East Lyn River. [1] [2] [3]
On the banks of the river are the remains of a few dwellings which formed a medieval village. The last resident left in the 1820s. [4] [5]
The 17th century packhorse Malmsmead Bridge crosses Badgworthy Water, alongside an even older ford. [6]
The valley is associated with the book Lorna Doone. [1] [7] [8]
It has been used for canoeing and includes grade 2 and 3 rapids, [9] walking [10] and fly fishing. [11]