River Lyd, Devon

The Lyd is a river rising at Lyd Head (Corn Ridge in NW Dartmoor) in the Dartmoor national park in Devon in south-west England and flowing into the River Tamar beyond Lifton. This is the deepest gorge in the South West of England.

Lydford Gorge

Lydford Gorge (National Trust) is a dramatic feature of the river at Lydford on the edge of the National Park; it is a 1.5-mile-long (2.4 km) gorge near Lydford on the River Lyd, which is the deepest in South West England. It was formed by the process of river capture, where the start of a nearby river eroded backwards until its origin intersected with the Lyd diverting its course into the second channel.

Owned and maintained by the National Trust since 1947, the gorge features the 100-foot-high (30-metre) 'White Lady Waterfall' and a series of whirlpools known as the 'Devil's Cauldron'.

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Coordinates: 50°37′59″N 4°17′59″W / 50.633°N 4.2996°W / 50.633; -4.2996

Lydford

Coordinates: 50°38′44″N 4°06′22″W / 50.64563°N 4.10598°W / 50.64563; -4.10598

Lydford, sometimes spelled Lidford, is a village, once an important town, in Devon situated 7 miles (11 km) north of Tavistock on the western fringe of Dartmoor in the West Devon district. There is an electoral ward with the same name which includes Princetown. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,047.

Description

The village has a population of 458. The village stands on the small River Lyd, which traverses a deep narrow chasm, crossed by a bridge of single span; and at a little distance a tributary stream forms a cascade in an exquisite glen.

The village is noted for its history and surrounding countryside and is a popular with tourists. From its Perpendicular church of St Petrock fine views of the Dartmoor tors are seen. The parish of Lydford is immense, embracing some 50,000 acres (200 km²) of land. Close to the church are slight remains of the castle of Lydford.

Running south west from the village is Lydford Gorge, a 1.5-mile (2.4-km) wooded gorge which has been cut through the slate rock by the River Lyd. The gorge area is owned by the National Trust. The gorge is noted for its 30-metre (100 ft) waterfall.

Lydford (disambiguation)

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