River Yeo
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There are several rivers called the Yeo in the West Country of England. Yeo is a Saxon word, meaning simply "river", "stream", or "water" district (cf. French l'eau). Germanic 'Ge-' cognate with 'Gau-' meaning district and is commonly found in the Southern Germany and Switzerland river borders.
[edit] Somerset
- The River Yeo joins the River Isle near Langport to form the River Parrett. This river flows through Sherborne in Dorset, and the Somerset towns of Yeovil, Yeovilton and Ilchester.
- The Congresbury Yeo runs from Compton Martin to the Bristol Channel near Kingston Seymour. The Yeo Valley company which produces organic yoghurt was originally based close to this river.
- The Cheddar Yeo rises in Gough's Cave in the Cheddar Gorge, and is a tributary of the River Axe.
- The Mark Yeo, another tributary of the River Axe.
- The Blind Yeo;
- The Land Yeo;
- The Middle Yeo. These last three all drain the moors between Clevedon and Tickenham to the Bristol Channel.
[edit] Devon
- The River Yeo joins the River Taw at Barnstaple.
- The River Yeo joins the River Exe just north of Exeter, having passed near Crediton to the north of Dartmoor.
- The River Yeo on the southern edge of Exmoor is a tributary of the River Mole (which is itself a tributary of the River Taw).
- The River Yeo joins the River Torridge near Bideford, having started near Hartland Point in western Devon.
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