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ALAN, or Camel (The), a river of CornwalI. It rises near Davidstow; runs southward, past Camelford, Michael stow, and Helland, to Bodmin; then goes west-north westward, past Wadebridge, to the Bristol Channel below Padstow. Its entire length is about 27 miles; and its lowest reach is estuary, and forms Padstow harbour.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
Place names: | ALAN | ALAN OR CAMEL THE | CAMEL | THE ALAN | THE CAMEL |