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Yelverton is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Tavistock, 13km from Wistman's Wood.
Yelverton is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 3,627, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Yelverton is a large village on the south-western edge of Dartmoor, Devon, in England. It is in the civil parish of Buckland Monachorum. According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,858, which was slightly more than the 1,810 recorded at the 2011 census.
When Yelverton railway station (on the Great WesternRead more
Railway (GWR) line from Plymouth to Tavistock) opened in the 19th century, the village became a popular residence for Plymouth commuters. The railway is now closed, but the Plym Valley Railway has reopened a section of it.
The Anglican parish church of St Paul was built in 1910-1912 and is a grade II listed building. Yelverton is one of six parishes which form the West Dartmoor Mission Community, within the Tavistock Deanery of the Diocese of Exeter. Holy Cross Catholic Church was built as a chapel in the early 1920s and upgraded to a church in 1928. It is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth, and is built in a "simplified Gothic style". Rock Methodist Church is also in Yelverton.
Yelverton is well known for Roborough Rock - a prominent mass of stone close to the Plymouth road on the fringe of nearby Roborough Down, near the southern end of the airfield. It gave its name to the Rock Hotel, built as a farm during the Elizabethan period, but converted in the 1850s to cater for growing tourism in the area. The area to the south and west of the roundabout at the centre of the village was settled in late Victorian and Edwardian times, with many grand and opulent villas. An area developed at about the same time on an odd shaped piece of land to the south of the Tavistock road is known as Leg o' Mutton Corner.
At the beginning of the Second World War, an airfield (RAF Harrowbeer) was constructed at adjacent Harrowbeer as a fighter station for the air defence of Devonport Dockyard and the Western Approaches. A 19th century terrace of houses, now mostly converted into shops, had to have its upper storey removed to provide an easier approach. One tall building which was not altered was St. Paul's Church, but the tower was hit by a plane, resulting in a warning light being fitted. The layout of the runways is still very clear and although they are substantially grassed over, the many earth and brick protective bunkers built to protect the fighters from attack on the ground are all still in place. Some American airmen and anti-aircraft battery units were stationed here during the second half of the war. A plane carrying President Truman landed here when its original destination was fogbound.
To the south of the village is Langton Park, home of Yelverton Bohemians Cricket Club, and about 0.5 km south is Moorland Garden Hotel, serving Yelverton Golf Club, where most of the holes run well down the open moorland to the east. There are several bed-and-breakfasts in Yelverton, serving the many walkers and visitors to National Trust properties in the area.
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Yelverton is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 50.4929 latitude, -4.0838 longitude.
Yelverton has a population of approximately 3,627 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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natural wonder
Stunted, moss-drowned oaks growing between granite boulders form one of Britain's last high-altitude temperate rainforests, long linked with Druid legend. A 20-minute walk from the Two Bridges car park on Dartmoor.
13 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Wild and ancient moorland dotted with granite tors, Bronze Age settlements and roaming Dartmoor ponies across 368 square miles of Devon.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
The UK's largest aquarium in Plymouth dedicated to ocean conservation with Atlantic Ocean and deep reef exhibits.
14 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
The original Bike Shed venue in Exeter's historic city centre, blending motorcycle culture with independent food and drink.
47 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Magnificent Gothic cathedral boasting the longest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in England, dating back to the 12th century.
47 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Spectacular complex of enormous biome domes nestled in a former clay pit, housing the world's largest indoor rainforest.
49 km · about 55 min drive
waterfall
A mystical 60-foot waterfall that bores through a holed rock in a fern-draped wooded glen near Tintagel.
49 km · about 55 min drive
famous road
Spectacular coastal road running through north Devon and Cornwall past dramatic cliffs, surfing beaches and picturesque harbour villages.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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