South Tawton
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| South Tawton | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 Church House, South Tawton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX653944 |
| Location: | 50°44’4"N, 3°54’35"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,683 (2011) |
| Post town: | Okehampton |
| Postcode: | EX20 |
| Dialling code: | 01837 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Devon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Central Devon |
South Tawton is a village on the northern edge of Dartmoor, in Devon. At the 2011 census the recorded population was 1,683.
Historic estates
Located in the parish of South Tawton are various historic estates including:
- North Wyke, long a possession of the Wykes family
- South Zeal: the manor house of the Burgoyne family of South Zeal survives as the Oxenham Arms public house, on the main street of the village of South Zeal, within the parish of South Tawton.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about South Tawton) |
References
- Roy & Ursula Radford (2000). South Tawton & South Zeal with Sticklepath. Halsgrove. ISBN 1-55212-606-4.
- Patrick Shaw (1995). South Tawton Parish Council, The First Fifty Years. South Tawton & Dist Hist Group.
- Tony Clark (2002). South Tawton Church House - Options to Secure its Future.
- Wykes-Finch, Rev., The Ancient Family of Wyke of North Wyke, Co. Devon, published in Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature, and Art, 1903, Vol.35, pp.360-425[1]