River Tamar

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The River Tamar is a major river in southwest England that forms much of the historic boundary between Devon and Cornwall before flowing into Plymouth Sound.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
River Tamar canonical 40
River Tamar system 1
Tamar River 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
adjacentCity Plymouth
adjacentTown Calstock
Gunnislake
Saltash
basinCountry England
country England
crossedBy Greystone Bridge
Gunnislake New Bridge
Horsebridge
Royal Albert Bridge
Tamar Bridge
drainageBasin Tamar catchment
estuaryName Hamoaze
etymology name likely of ancient Celtic origin
flowsAlong Devon
flowsDirection generally south
flowsInto Plymouth Sound
flowsThrough Cornwall
formsBoundaryBetween Cornwall
Devon
hasFerry Cremyll Ferry
Torpoint Ferry
hasIsland Drake’s Island (near mouth in Plymouth Sound)
hasValley Tamar Valley
historicBoundaryFor Cornwall
Devon
length approximately 61 miles
approximately 98 km
locatedIn southwest England
surface form: South West England
mouthLocation English Channel
Plymouth Sound
nearLandmark Devonport
Royal William Yard
notableFeature forms much of the historic boundary between Devon and Cornwall
partOf Tamar Estuaries Complex
protectedStatus Site of Special Scientific Interest
Special Area of Conservation (in parts)
surface form: Special Area of Conservation
region southwest England
surface form: West Country
sourceLocation Moorland near Morwenstow
sourceRegion Cornwall
surface form: North Cornwall
tributary River Deer
River Inny
River Kensey
River Lyd
River Lynher
River Tavy
valleyDesignation Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Plymouth, England locatedNear River Tamar
Tasmania hasMajorRiver River Tamar
this entity surface form: Tamar River
Plymouth hasRiver River Tamar
Plymouth Sound hasInflow River Tamar
Devon hasMajorRiver River Tamar
Cornish Main Line crosses River Tamar
Hamoaze partOf River Tamar
Hamoaze watercourse River Tamar
Saltash locatedOnRiver River Tamar
Saltash adjacentTo River Tamar
River Tavy mouthOfWaterBody River Tamar
River Tavy tributaryOf River Tamar
Devonport Dockyard locatedOn River Tamar
A38 road crosses River Tamar
River Lynher tributaryOf River Tamar
River Lynher isLocatedWestOf River Tamar
Royal Albert Bridge crosses River Tamar
Horsebridge crosses River Tamar
Gunnislake near River Tamar
Gunnislake crosses River Tamar
subject surface form: Gunnislake Bridge
Gunnislake hasRiver River Tamar
Tamar Valley followsRiver River Tamar
Torpoint Ferry operatesOnWaterBody River Tamar
Torpoint Ferry crosses River Tamar
Calstock locatedOn River Tamar
Calstock crosses River Tamar
subject surface form: Calstock Viaduct
Cremyll Ferry crosses River Tamar
Tamar Valley Line followsRiver River Tamar
Devonport locatedOn River Tamar
Devonport borderedBy River Tamar
River Deer mouthOf River Tamar
River Deer tributaryOf River Tamar
River Inny mouthOfWaterBody River Tamar
subject surface form: River Inny (Cornwall)
River Inny tributaryOf River Tamar
subject surface form: River Inny (Cornwall)
River Inny mouthLocatedIn River Tamar
subject surface form: River Inny (Cornwall)
this entity surface form: River Tamar system
River Inny hasHydrologicalSystem River Tamar
subject surface form: River Inny (Cornwall)
this entity surface form: Tamar river system
River Lyd tributaryOf River Tamar
River Lyd mouthLocation River Tamar