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Devils Brook (Dorset)

Stream in Dorset, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Devils Brook is a Dorset chalk stream which rises near Higher Ansty (on Pleck Farm, in Pleck or Little Ansty), near to the source of the River Divelish. It flows past Dewlish (to which it lent its name[1]) and joins the River Piddle at Athelhampton,[2] which in turn flows into Poole Harbour.

The Devils Brook near Dewlish

Its length is given variously from 6 miles (9.7 km)[2] to 9.16 miles (14.74 km).[3] The river has a catchment area of 3,364.34 hectares (8,313.5 acres).[3]

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