| River Bovey | |
|---|---|
 The River Bovey passing over a ford and under Hisley Bridge | |
 Catchment of the River Bovey | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| County | Devon |
| Towns | North Bovey;Manaton;Lustleigh;Bovey Tracey |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Becka Brook, Wray Brook |
TheRiver Bovey rises on the eastern side ofDartmoor inDevon, England, and is the largest tributary to theRiver Teign. The river has two main source streams, both rising within a mile of each other, either side of the B3212 road betweenMoretonhampstead andPostbridge, before joining atJurston.[1]
The river flows for about two miles northwards from source before turning to a generally south easterly direction. It passes the village ofNorth Bovey, flows through theLustleigh Cleave between the villages ofManaton andLustleigh, and then through the town ofBovey Tracey. It joins theRiver Teign on the boundary between the parishes ofTeigngrace andKingsteignton, about a mile south of the village ofChudleigh Knighton.
The catchment of the river runs to the West atChagford Common, pastHookney Tor, and the road from Fordgate to Hound Tor. To the South, the watershed is with theRiver Lemon and runs from Hemsworthy Gate toHaytor Rocks, past Brimley and to the North ofStover Country Park.
The Eastern boundary runs betweenChudleigh Knighton toDoccombe, and in the North, is runs in a line from just outside Moretonhampstead to Meldon Hill, South ofChagford.
There are two main tributaries, one being theBecka Brook, rising nearHound Tor, flowing throughBecky Falls, and joining the Bovey just belowTrendlebere Down. The second is the Wray Brook which starts North of Moretonhampstead, and joins the Bovey to the South ofLustleigh.
The river gives its name to theBovey Formation, a geologicalsedimentary basin which is the major source in England forball clay.
The towns ofNorth Bovey andBovey Tracey both take their name from the river, as doesBovey Castle, a luxury hotel close to the river outside North Bovey.
