Canonteign Falls
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Canonteign Falls is a waterfall in the Teign Valley and Dartmoor National Park near Chudleigh
, South Devon
, England
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It is 220 feet (67.1 m) high, and is one of England's highest waterfalls. It was created in 1890 by diverting a stream over the edge of a cliff.
Chudleigh
Chudleigh is a small town in Devon, England located between the towns of Newton Abbot and Exeter.Chudleigh is very close to the edge of Dartmoor and bypassed by the A38 road in 1972. It began life as a small wool market town, though the nearby Castle Dyke is an Iron Age Hill Fort which demonstrates...
, South Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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It is 220 feet (67.1 m) high, and is one of England's highest waterfalls. It was created in 1890 by diverting a stream over the edge of a cliff.