Meavy
| Meavy | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 The Meavy Oak in front of the church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX542671 |
| Location: | 50°29’8"N, 4°3’24"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Devon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Torridge and West Devon |
Meavy is a small village on Dartmoor in Devon, in the west of the county. It is to be found a mile or so east of Yelverton.
The River Meavy runs near the village.
The oak tree on the village green in front of the churchyard wall is known as the Meavy Oak and was described by John Claudius Loudon in his Arboretum of 1838; the tree may be over 900 years old.
Parish church
The parish church is known as St Peter's. It is at least partly Norman with additions of the 13th and 15th centuries.
Within is a reredos of 1884 by J.D. Sedding and in the churchyard stands a foliated cross.
About the village
Next to the church is a manor house owned by the Drake family. Pevsner considered it unremarkable.[1]
The Royal Oak Inn dates to the late 15th century, and is owned by Burrator Parish Council, with the profits being used by the parish council to fund projects within the parish. Some of the seating consists of pews formerly located in the nearby church.
History
The manor of Meavy (also recorded as 'Meavy Church', 'Mewy' and other such names) was held in 1086 at the time of Domesday Book by Robert le Bastard.[2] Later it was held by the de Meavy family from the reign of Kings Henry III to Richard II, under an overlord, the de Pomeray family.[3] It was later held by the Milliton family,[3] before pssing through other family names.
On film
In 2010, Meavy was one of the filming locations for the Steven Spielberg film War Horse.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Meavy) |
- Meavy.org.uk
- Royal Oak Inn
- Friends of St Peter's
- Meavy Amateur Dramatics
- Meavy C of E Primary School
References
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Devon, 1952; 1989 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09596-8
- ↑ Pole, p.337
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pole, Sir William (d.1635): 'Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon' (1791 edition) pp 337, 493
