Tavistock is an ancient stannary and market town within West Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy from which its name derives. At the 2011 census the three electoral wards (North, South and South West) had a population of 12,280. It traces its recorded history back to at least AD 961 when Tavistock Abbey, whose ruins lie in the centre of the town, was founded. Its most famous son is Sir Francis Drake.
Population: 11,493
Latitude: 50° 32' 57.98" N
Longitude: -4° 08' 39.05" W
Stoke Damerel (aka Devonport) Military Hospital in Plymouth, England, was completed in 1797. It was built for the British Army on the north side of Stonehouse Creek, to match the Royal Naval hospital on the south side. The workforce was made up of N…
The St Mellion International Resort, in the parish of St Mellion, near Saltash, is a luxury hotel with excellent recreational facilities, situated on the south coast of Cornwall.
Southdown is a coastal village in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the banks of the Hamoaze east of Millbrook on the Rame Peninsula, about five miles (8 km) south of Saltash.
Saltash Passage (as it has become known) is on the Devon side of the River Tamar, opposite Saltash. Shown on maps as 'Riverside', which is the official name, it is part of St Budeaux, which in turn forms part of the city of Plymouth, Devon. Saltash …
Roboshark is a robotic shark made by Andrew Sneath in 2003.
Roadford Lake, also known as Roadford Reservoir is a man-made reservoir fed by the River Wolf. It is located to the north-east of Broadwoodwidger in West Devon, eight miles (13 km) east of Launceston. It is the largest area of fresh water in the sou…
The River Swincombe is a tributary of the West Dart River that flows through Dartmoor national park in Devon, south-west England. It rises south-east of Princetown, and flows 2 km south-east to Foxtor Mires, where it turns north-east to meet the Wes…
Meavy is a small village, civil parish and former manor in the English county of Devon. Meavy forms part of the district of West Devon. It lies a mile or so east of Yelverton. The River Meavy runs near the village.
Luckett is a hamlet in east Cornwall, England. It is situated in a former mining area beside the River Tamar approximately three miles (5 km) north of Callington.
Launceston College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Launceston, Cornwall, England.
Hyde Park Junior School (HPJS), founded in 1904, is a state junior school located on Hyde Park Road, close to Mutley Plain in Plymouth, Devon, England. Catering for around 360 boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 11, it is housed in the same bui…
Great Mis Tor is a hill with a rocky outcrop situated in Dartmoor.
Estover is a (1970s) housing estate, consisting almost entirely of what were then council houses (constructor: Wimpey Homes), situated on the north eastern fringe of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. Estover also annexes an industrial estate,…
Dupath Well (Cornish: Fenton Hynsladron Eng: 'Robber's Path') is a nearly intact wellhouse, constructed of local granite, built over a spring. Built of Cornish granite ashlar, it has a steeply-pitched corbelled roof, built from courses of granite sl…
Down Thomas is a village in Devon situated about 4 miles south of Plymouth. It is on the Wembury peninsula and is surrounded by farmland.
Dartmoor Forest is a civil parish in Devon, England. It was formed in 1987 by the splitting of the former parish of Lydford. It covers about 56,000 acres (230 km2) entirely within Dartmoor National Park, and is the largest parish in Devon.
Cattedown is an inner city suburb of Plymouth, Devon.
Burrator is a civil parish in the English county of Devon.