| Taw | |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | Devon |
| Towns/Villages | Belstone, Sticklepath, Eggesford, King's Nympton, Umberleigh, Chapelton, Bishop's Tawton, Barnstaple, North Tawton |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Taw Head |
| • location | Dartmoor |
| Mouth | |
• location | Barnstaple / Bideford Bay |
• coordinates | 51°05′N 4°13′W / 51.083°N 4.217°W |
| Length | 72.4 km (45.0 mi) |
The River Taw (/tɔː/) in England rises at Taw Head, a spring on the central northern flanks of Dartmoor, crosses North Devon and at the town of Barnstaple, formerly a significant port, empties into Bideford Bay in the Bristol Channel, having formed a large estuary of wide meanders which at its western end is the estuary of the River Torridge.