The Tors

The Tors is a neighborhood in Tavistock, West Devon District, England. The Tors is situated nearby to the neighborhood Monksmead, as well as near Abbotsfield.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tavistock College and Tavistock Methodist Church.

Tavistock College

School

Tavistock College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Tavistock, Devon, England. As of April 2020, it had about 1800 pupils. The schools draws pupils from a catchment area of about 20 km radius.

Tavistock Methodist Church

Church

Photo: Sic19, CC0.

Post Office

Post office

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grenofen and Gunnislake.

Grenofen

Hamlet

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Grenofen is a hamlet in Devon. It is located about 2 miles south of Tavistock on the A386 at the southwestern edge of Dartmoor National Park. Grenofen was mentioned as Grenefenne in 1238 in the Assize Rolls for Devon. Grenofen is situated 2 miles southeast of The Tors.

Gunnislake

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gunnislake is a large village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the Tamar Valley approximately ten miles north of Plymouth The first woman cabinet minister in the British Empire, Mary Ellen Smith, was born here in 1863. Gunnislake is situated 2½ miles west of The Tors.

Drakewalls

Village

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Drakewalls is a small village in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. It is in Calstock parish, adjacent to Gunnislake between Callington and Tavistock. Primary education is provided by Delaware Community Primary School. Drakewalls is situated 3 miles southwest of The Tors.

The Tors

Type: Neighborhood
Address: Tavistock
Categories: residential area and locality
Location: Tavistock, West Devon District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.53704° or 50° 32′ 13″ north

Longitude

-4.16071° or 4° 9′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C2QGRPQ+RP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1561375332

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

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