River Batherm
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The River Batherm is a river which flows through Somerset
and Devon
in England. The river rises south of the Clatworthy Reservoir
near the village of Sperry Barton. It continues through the villages of Blackwell, Batherm Bridge
, Petton, and Shillingford
before it joins the River Exe
just over a mile downstream from Bampton
.
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
and Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
in England. The river rises south of the Clatworthy Reservoir
Clatworthy Reservoir
Clatworthy Reservoir is situated near Clatworthy in the Brendon Hills on the edge of the Exmoor National Park in west Somerset, England. It is run by Wessex Water and has a capacity of , supplying some 200,000 homes...
near the village of Sperry Barton. It continues through the villages of Blackwell, Batherm Bridge
Batherm
Batherm is a river in Devon, England....
, Petton, and Shillingford
Shillingford, Devon
Shillingford is a village two miles east of Bampton on the River Batherm in Mid Devon, close to the border with West Somerset. It is in the Exe Valley....
before it joins the River Exe
River Exe
The River Exe in England rises near the village of Simonsbath, on Exmoor in Somerset, near the Bristol Channel coast, but flows more or less directly due south, so that most of its length lies in Devon. It reaches the sea at a substantial ria, the Exe Estuary, on the south coast of Devon...
just over a mile downstream from Bampton
Bampton, Devon
Bampton is a small town in Devon, England close to the south-eastern corner of Exmoor and on the River Batherm, a tributary of the River Exe. It is about 10 km north of Tiverton.-History:...
.