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River Yeo (South Somerset)

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The river is navigable for light craft for 8 miles (13 km) from the Parrett to Ilchester.
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The river rises in the North Dorset Downs region. It flows through the town of
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https://somersetrivers.uk/somerset-rivers/south-somerset-rivers/river-yeo/
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The Yeo's tributaries include the River Gascoigne, which rises near
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and Sherborne Lake in north Dorset, and the Somerset towns of
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Celtic
England
Dorset
Somerset
Sherborne
Bradford Abbas
Yeovil
Mudford
Yeovilton
Ilchester
https://somersetrivers.uk/somerset-rivers/south-somerset-rivers/river-yeo/
50°58′55″N 2°26′26″W / 50.98194°N 2.44056°W / 50.98194; -2.44056
Mouth
River Parrett
Langport
South Somerset
Somerset
England
51°01′51″N 2°49′29″W / 51.03083°N 2.82472°W / 51.03083; -2.82472
River Parrett
Dorset
Somerset
England
Celtic
Sherborne
Yeovil
Yeovilton
Ilchester
Langport

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