River Allen (Truro)
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The River Allen to the north of Truro
is one of two watercourses in Cornwall
in southwest England
which share this name.
The River Allen rises north of St Allen
and flows southwards through the Idless
Valley into Truro. Here it joins the River Kenwyn to form the Truro River.
Truro
Truro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
is one of two watercourses in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
in southwest England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
which share this name.
The River Allen rises north of St Allen
St Allen
St Allen is a civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The church town of St Allen is an isolated hamlet and the main settlement in the parish is Zelah which is situated on the A30 trunk road four miles north of Truro....
and flows southwards through the Idless
Idless
Idless is a hamlet north of Truro in Cornwall, England, UK. The River Allen rises north of St Allen and flows southwards through the Idless Valley into Truro....
Valley into Truro. Here it joins the River Kenwyn to form the Truro River.