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Tavistock, an ancient stannary (tin-assaying and tin-marketing) town, lies on the south-west edge of Dartmoor National Park, about 24 km (15 miles) north of the maritime city of Plymouth. The name "Tavistock" derives from "Tavy", the River on which the town lies, and "stock" indicating that the town became a prominent agricultural market for the area, after its progressive development around a Benedictine Abbey, founded in AD974. The importance of Tavistock's market was recognised by the granting of a Market Charter by King Henry I to the town in 1105. The 900th Anniversary of that Charter and also the 700th Anniversary of Tavistock as an official Stannary Town was celebrated in the town in 2005 by a programme of history, musical and artistic events running from the start of the year to the 30th August, the latter being the day of St Rumon, the patron saint of Tavistock. A further part of Tavistock's history is that Britain's great seafarer hero, Sir Francis Drake, was born at Crowndale Farm, just south of Tavistock, in 1542. A fine statue of him can be seen not far from the town centre, on the road to Plymouth, the port from which he set sail to confront and beat the Spanish Armada. This fine and flourishing town, the largest in West Devon (population approximately 11,000), with its architecture of local stone, wide range of interesting and practical shops, market, riverside park, leisure centre and theatre, is excellent for visitors, both to see the town itself and as a base to explore the Heather-covered moorland and deep wooded gorges, beautiful lake-like reservoirs and tumbling rocky rivers, thriving market towns and villages, patchwork farmland and craggy granite tors. The Dartmoor National Park covers an area of 368 square miles - the largest, and wildest, area of open country in southern England. All of Dartmoor is privately owned but there is legal public access to over 47,000 hectares of open country and 450 miles (730km) of public rights of way. Nearly half of this is open moorland, with a further 11% covered by forests and woodland. There are nature reserves and Sites of Special Scientific Interest, endangered birds and rare plants, and thousands of archaeological sites, including burial chambers, stone circles and menhirs - more than anywhere else in North Western Europe. There are the remains of mines and quarries, ruined castles, medieval abbeys, ancient churches and bridges. Explore the surrounding beautiful countryside, the wild Dartmoor scenery, the many nearby pretty villages of Devonshire and Eastern Cornwall, and a variety of National Trust properties. About 11 km ( 7 miles) north of Tavistock there is the historic village of Lydford and at the further distance of about 10 km (6 miles) lies the important market town of Okehampton, close to the A30 east-west trunk road and called the "Gateway to Cornwall". Tavistock is twinned with Celle in Northern Germany and with Pontivy in Central Brittany, France. Click here to send us an e-mail - we are always happy to discuss your needs. Click here to print this page. |
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