Meldon, Devon

Meldon, Devon

Coordinates: 50°42′N 4°03′W / 50.7°N 4.05°W / 50.7; -4.05

Meldon
MeldonViaduct.jpg
Meldon Viaduct from the quarry road
Meldon is located in Devon
Meldon

 Meldon shown within Devon
OS grid reference SX5592
Parish Okehampton Hamlets
District West Devon
Shire county Devon
Region South West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town OKEHAMPTON
Postcode district EX20
Dialling code 01837
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament Torridge and West Devon
List of places: UK • England • Devon

Meldon is a village in West Devon in the English county of Devon. Situated close to Okehampton, its best known feature is the Meldon Quarry, from which granite is still extracted. The now disused Meldon Aplite Quarry has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its exposures of aplite and other rocks.

The Dartmoor Railway terminates at Meldon Quarry, the former railway line to Tavistock continuing as a cycle path. The former railway line crosses the River Okement on a spectacular viaduct just before reaching the quarry.

In 1850, the civil parish of Oakhampton, or Okehampton, consisted of 9,552 acres (38.66 km2) of land, which encompassed several villages including Meldon. The village is now part of the civil parish of Okehampton Hamlets.

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