North Brentor
| North Brentor | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 North Brentor | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX480814 |
| Location: | 50°36’45"N, 4°8’55"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Tavistock |
| Postcode: | PL19 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Devon |
North Brentor is a village in western Devon, on the western parts of Dartmoor. The views from the village are dominated by the distinctive hill from which it is named: Brent Tor, to the south-east, whose lofty summit is topped by the village's old church, the Church of St Michael-le-Rupe.
Today the village has a small church in the village itself, which is somewhat easier to get to.
North Brentor is part of the wider Parish of Brentor, and its only village. The parish population in 2001 was recorded as 423.
The origins of the name 'Brentor' are form the old British language, or Old Welsh, a language spoken in Devon until the early Middle Ages. It is believed to be from the words Bryn and tor meaning 'hill' and 'rock tower'. There is a farm near Brentor, which is named Brinsabach, from 'Bryn' and 'bach', meaning 'small hill' (named after the Tor).
The village is within the Tavistock Hundred of the county.
Brentor railway station served the village, but the line has since been closed and dismantled. The old railway followed the course a minor river, the River Burn, down to Tavistock. Following a similar path here, the West Devon Way runs past the east side of North Brentor across to Mary Tavy
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