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River Looe

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railway follows the course of the East Looe River to Looe. The railway is so close to the river that flooding is a common occurrence.
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of Looe. The combined length of the two rivers (including the tidal confluence) is 30.48 miles (49.05 km).
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so that minerals and stone could be transported from the workings and quarries above
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A geography of Cornwall, historical ecclesiastical, civil, natural, and parochial
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This article is about the river in Cornwall. For two rivers in Devon, see
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to the harbour at Looe. The tidal estuarine section is an example of a
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The lowest stretch of the rivers combine to form the tidal harbour and
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on the East Looe. After Sandplace, the river was connected to the
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Sketchmap of the East Looe and West Looe rivers in Cornwall
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The river is tidal to Watergate on the West Looe and
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The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names
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Index

River Lew

Looe

England
Cornwall
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Legend
Bodmin Moor
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 B3254 
 B3254 
 A387 
Looe Bridge
West Looe
East Looe
English Channel
Cornish
Cornwall
English Channel
Looe
St Cleer
Golitha Falls
River Fowey
Liskeard
Dobwalls
Looe Valley Line
estuary

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