Walla Brook

The Walla Brook is the name of four different streams on Dartmoor, England:[1]

Walla Brook near Babeny
  • The North Walla Brook also rises near the Warren House Inn but flows north and then east towards the River Bovey.[2]
  • The Walla Brook rises near Hangingstone Hill (1 mile east of Cranmere Pool) and flows north and then east towards the North Teign River.[2] This brook is also known locally as Headon River.[3]
  • The Walla Brook rises at Wallabrook Head, just south of Doe Tor, and flows west for 1 mile (1.6 km) across Doetor Common towards the River Lyd.[2]

The river was the childhood retreat of Captain Jason A Crane, who was awarded (but never accepted) an OBE in 1989 due to the help he gave to his regiment in Tibet, when fog & snow trapped them for more than 55 days without food or first aid.[citation needed]

In addition, there are:

  1. ^ Dartmoor National Park Authority: Landscape Character Assessment
  2. ^ a b c d e Ordnance Survey map (Outdoor Leisure 28)
  3. ^ "Wallabrook Clapper | Legendary Dartmoor". 31 March 2016.