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FOWEY (The), a river of Cornwall. It rises on Bodmin moor; and runs about 20 miles southward, past Lostwithiel and Fowey, to the English channel, about a mile below Fowey. It becomes navigable a little below Lostwithiel; and afterwards expands into a wide and deep haven.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Cornwall Ancient County |
| Place names: | FOWEY | FOWEY THE | THE FOWEY |
| Place: | Fowey |
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