River Lemon

Coordinates: 50°35′00″N 3°45′12″W / 50.5832°N 3.7534°W / 50.5832; -3.7534

River Lemon
The River Lemon flowing through Bradley Woods
Origin	South east side of Dartmoor, near Haytor
Length	16KM

The River Lemon is a 16-km-long river in the county of Devon in south-west England. It rises on the south-east side of Dartmoor near Haytor, joins with the River Sig and the Langworthy Brook at Sigford, then passes the village of Bickington. Lower down, it is joined by the Kestor Brook and it then flows through the woods in Bradley Valley, past the manor house of Bradley, and through the town of Newton Abbot where it flows through a 400-metre-long tunnel below the town centre. Just below the town, the river joins the River Teign near the head of its estuary.^[1]

The river has several times caused major flooding in Newton Abbot, most notably on 19 December 1853, 14 November 1894, 6 August 1938, and 27 December 1979. To prevent further occurrences, a flood-control reservoir and dam were built in 1982, just below the confluence with the Kestor Brook at Holbeam.^[2] As of February 2011, the river has caused no further floods in the town.

The name Lemon is a derivative of a Celtic word meaning elm.^[3]

See also

• Puritan's Pit

References

• Judy Chard (1993). Along The Lemon. Chudleigh, Devon: Orchard Publications. ISBN 0-9519027-4-1. 

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