Mary Tavy

Mary Tavy
Mary Tavy
Shire county	Devon;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TAVISTOCK
Postcode district	PL19
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Torridge and West Devon;
	List of places UK England Devon 50°35′29″N 4°07′14″W / 50.59141°N 4.12051°W

Mary Tavy (

Dartmoor National Park. The village lies a mile or two north of Peter Tavy; both were shown as separate settlements in the Domesday Book

entry of 1086.

St Mary's Parish Church has a pinnacled west tower built of granite, a south porch with old wagon roof and a south transept built in 1893.[2]

To deter

gibbet on what is now known as 'Gibbet Hill'.^{[citation needed}

]

Mary Tavy

GWh.^[4]

Notable people

The topographer William Crossing was for part of his life resident at Mary Tavy, and is buried in the churchyard of St Mary.^[5]
The Canadian financier James Henry Plummer was born here.^{[citation needed]}.
The
Sjin
was brought up here.

Transport

Road

Mary Tavy sits on the A386 which runs up to Okehampton in the North and Plymouth via Tavistock in the South. A30 dual carriageway is the nearest fast route.

Bus Services

Mary Tavy is served by Dartline's 118 between Tavistock and Okehampton.

Many years ago C. J. Down Coaches who are based in Mary Tavy used to run the service, however they haven't for many years and closed for good in 2023 after 100 years.

Coach Services

Lomax Tours run coach excursions throughout the year from Mary Tavy to places of interest such as Bath Christmas Market, Lyme Regis etc.

References

^ "ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^ Pevsner, N. (1952) South Devon. Penguin Books
^ "Mary Tavy power station". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ CEGB (1981). CEGB Statistical Yearbook 1980-81. London: CEGB. p. 7.
^ "William Crossing – Hundred Years On Dartmoor". Mary Tavy Parish Council. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

External links

Media related to Mary Tavy at Wikimedia Commons
Mary Tavy travel guide from Wikivoyage

[1] "ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 February 2015.

[2] Pevsner, N. (1952) South Devon. Penguin Books

[3] "Mary Tavy power station". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[4] CEGB (1981). CEGB Statistical Yearbook 1980-81. London: CEGB. p. 7.

[5] "William Crossing – Hundred Years On Dartmoor". Mary Tavy Parish Council. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

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