Ventiford Brook
river in the United Kingdom
Ventiford Brook is a stream located in Devon, England.
It was used as one of the water courses that filled the Stover Canal, when it was in use, along with the River Teign and River Bovey. There are plans to restore the canal, in which case the Ventiford Brook would probably need to be the main source of water for the canal.
The brook was also used as the basis for filling Stover Lake, which is located in the Stover Country Park near Bovey Tracey.
“Ventiford Brook” enters the record as river in the United Kingdom. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Ventiford, Brook and river can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7920244. Authority coordinates are 50.562, -3.641. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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