River Deer

The River Deer is river in Devon, a tributary of the River Tamar, joining it at North Tamerton.

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The root of the name is uncertain, since no early forms have been found (in 1929 to 1931 Deer is used in Moore's History of Devonshire). A suggested back-formation is from Derriton, perhaps supported by aqua de Dyraton from 1282 in the Assize Rolls.[1]

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    References

    1. ↑ Eilert Ekwall (1928). English River Names. OUP. p. 118.

      Coordinates: 50°45′03″N 4°23′03″W / 50.75094°N 4.38405°W / 50.75094; -4.38405

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