The River Axe is a 22-mile long river in the counties of Dorset, Somerset and Devon, in the south-west of England. It rises in Dorset and flows south to Lyme Bay which it enters through the Axe Estuary in Devon.

The River Axe is a 22-mile (35 km) long river in the counties of Dorset, Somerset and Devon, in the south-west of England. It rises in Dorset and flows south to Lyme Bay which it enters through the Axe Estuary in Devon.

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The River Axe is river which runs through Dorset, Somerset and Devon. It rises in Dorset near Beaminster before flowing west. It then flows south by Axminster where it joins the English Channel at Axemouth. The 22-mile river is thought to get its name from the Latin take on the Brittonic word “isca”.

The River Axe is a river in South West England. The river is formed by water entering swallets in the limestone and rises from the ground at Wookey Hole Caves in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, and runs through a V-shaped valley.

The River Axe rises from the ground at Wookey Hole in the north of the county. It is generally accepted that it is chiefly fed by the sink hole known as Plantation Swallet near the ruins of the St Cuthbert’s lead works in the Hunter’s Lodge and Priddy Pool locality.

Feb 14, 2024 · A 22 mile river running through Dorset, Somerset and Devon, and draining to the English Channel. Easily confused with a separate river of the same name flowing in the opposite direction, to the Bristol Channel.

Average elevation: 92 m • River Axe, Devon, South West England, England, TA18 8PY, United Kingdom • Visualization and sharing of free topographic maps.

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The River Axe is a small limestone river which rises from springs on the heights of the Mendip Hills, and runs over areas of impermeable shale and other rocks before sinking into swallets and reappearing from the limestone at Wookey Hole caves.