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 (South Somerset), which 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, which 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, which 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 (tributary of the Taw), which joins the River Taw at Barnstaple
• The River Yeo (tributary of the Exe), which joins the River Exe just north of Exeter, having passed near Crediton to the north of Dartmoor
• The River Yeo (tributary of the Mole) on the southern edge of Exmoor, which is a tributary of the River Mole (which is itself a tributary of the River Taw)
• The River Yeo (tributary of the Torridge), which joins the River Torridge near Bideford, having started near Hartland Point in western Devon

[edit] See also

• Somerset Levels