West Webburn River

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West Webburn River
Webburn River
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Location
Country	England
County	Devon
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Eastern Dartmoor
Mouth	East Webburn River
• location	Oakmoor Wood
• coordinates	50°32′31″N 3°48′50″W / 50.542°N 3.814°W / 50.542; -3.814

The West Webburn is a stream on Dartmoor in Devon in south-west England. It rises on the eastern side of the moors flowing off the east side of Hameldown Ridge. Its source is extremely close to the Grimspound Bronze Age settlement, and it was probably the main source of water for the settlement. It flows south, going past Widecombe-in-the-Moor, and joins the East Webburn River at Lizwell Meet in Oakmoor Wood. These combined streams then join the River Dart at Buckland Bridge close to the village of Holne.^[1]