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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:33:15 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Brendon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brendon and Countisbury, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is close to the border with Somerset within the Exmoor National Park, the village is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Lynton and 15 miles (24 km) west of Minehead in the East Lyn Valley. It is located just off the A39 and is on two long distance footpaths, the Coleridge Way and the Samaritans Way South West. The Church of St Brendon is 2 mi (3.2 km) from the village and was built in 1738, possibly with building material brought from another site. In 2001 the parish had a population of 159.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is East Lyn River, about 10 m from the middle of Brendon's gauges. It flows on to the sea.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on East Lyn River nearest the middle of Brendon's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Brendon is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the East Lyn River, in Devon. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The East Lyn River is monitored by 1 station (Brendon). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 4 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Brendon. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Riverside locations and roads between Brendon and Lynmouth, including Brendon, Alderford, Rockford and Watersmeet; Riverside properties and roads in Lynmouth, including around Lyndale Bridge, Riverside Road and Lynmouth Street; Low lying or exposed parts of Lynmouth; riverside properties and roads at Barbrook and Lynbridge, including Sunny Lyn holiday park.
If flooding is forecast in Brendon, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Brendon gets about 1,523 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 193 mm; driest April, 81 mm). That is 31% wetter than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 0.7 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Brendon has river level monitoring on East Lyn River — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 2 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2000. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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