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The Erme is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 on Dartmoor
Dartmoor

Dartmoor is an area of moorland in the centre of Devon, England. Protected by National parks of England and Wales status, it covers .The granite highland dates from the Carboniferous period of geology history....
, Devon
Devon

Devon is a large Counties of England in South West England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county but often indicating a shire....
, England
England

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. It rises in southern Dartmoor on the Abbot's Way near the source of the Plym
Plym

Plym can refer to:* River Plym, in Devon* HMS Plym , a River class frigate* Plym and Plym II, former and current Torpoint Ferry* Plym, a GWR Caliph Class locomotive...
. Near its source is an area of extensive early tin mining
Dartmoor tin-mining

The Dartmoor tin mining industry is thought to have originated in pre-Roman Empire times, and continued right through to the 20th century. From the 12th century onwards tin mining was regulated by a Stannary Courts and Parliaments which had its own laws....
 workings. In places the works are over 15 metres deep showing what was done by hand in those days. The river flows in a generally southerly direction past Erme Pound and then through a gorge where it passes Piles Copse, one of the few areas of ancient woodland on Dartmoor.






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The Erme is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 on Dartmoor
Dartmoor

Dartmoor is an area of moorland in the centre of Devon, England. Protected by National parks of England and Wales status, it covers .The granite highland dates from the Carboniferous period of geology history....
, Devon
Devon

Devon is a large Counties of England in South West England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county but often indicating a shire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It rises in southern Dartmoor on the Abbot's Way near the source of the Plym
Plym

Plym can refer to:* River Plym, in Devon* HMS Plym , a River class frigate* Plym and Plym II, former and current Torpoint Ferry* Plym, a GWR Caliph Class locomotive...
. Near its source is an area of extensive early tin mining
Dartmoor tin-mining

The Dartmoor tin mining industry is thought to have originated in pre-Roman Empire times, and continued right through to the 20th century. From the 12th century onwards tin mining was regulated by a Stannary Courts and Parliaments which had its own laws....
 workings. In places the works are over 15 metres deep showing what was done by hand in those days. The river flows in a generally southerly direction past Erme Pound and then through a gorge where it passes Piles Copse, one of the few areas of ancient woodland on Dartmoor. The river continues southward, passes through the town of Ivybridge
Ivybridge

Ivybridge is a small town and civil parish in the South Hams, in Devon, England. It lies about east of Plymouth. It is at the southern extremity of Dartmoor, a National parks of England and Wales and lies along the A38 road....
 and becomes a ria
Ria

A ria is a landform, often referred to as a drowned river valley. Rias are almost always estuaries. Rias form where sea levels rise relative to the land either as a result of eustatic sea level change , or isostatic sea level change ....
 shortly downstream near Ermington
Ermington

Ermington can refer to:* Ermington House - The residence of Edmund Lockyer.There are several places named Ermington:* Ermington, New South Wales - A suburb of Sydney, Australia...
 and Modbury
Modbury

Modbury is a village in the South Hams region of the England county of Devon. It is situated on the A379 road, which links it to Plymouth and Kingsbridge....
, entering the English Channel
English Channel

The English Channel is an Arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest, to only in the Strait of Dover....
 near Kingston
Kingston, Devon

Kingston is civil parish and small scattered village in the South Hams, Devon, England. It is three miles south west of Modbury, and about a mile from the mouth of the River Erme at Wonwell....
. At the mouth lie the beaches Wonwell and Mothercombe.

There are many good places to swim in the River Erme, there is a great spot around a 1/4 of the way into Long Timber Woods where there are rocks that you can jump off and a big deep pool where you can swim. Another place, locally known as 'The Travel Museum', due to the numerous trolleys and bikes on the River Bed, is near the Tennis Courts next to a grassy field, and this is good to swim in also - but there is nowhere to jump.

The River Erme is a popular site for kayaking and canoeing, especially just above Ivybridge by the viaduct in Long Timber Woods.

See also

  • Rivers of the United Kingdom


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External links

  • from the Environment Agency
    Environment Agency

    The Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body of the Defra and an Assembly Sponsored Public Body of the National Assembly for Wales....