- Meavy
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Meavy is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. Meavy forms part of the district of West Devon. It lies a mile or so east of Yelverton. The River Meavy runs near the village. For administrative purposes the parish is grouped with the parishes of Sheepstor and Walkhampton to form Burrator Parish Council,[1] and for electoral purposes it is grouped with the same two parishes to form Burrator Ward.[2]
Buildings
- Parish church
The parish church of St Peter is at least partly Norman with additions of the 13th and 15th centuries. There is a reredos of 1884 by J.D. Sedding and a foliated churchyard cross. 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. Next to the church is an unremarkable manor house of the Drake family.[3]
- Royal Oak Inn
The Royal Oak Inn dates to the late 15th century, and is owned by the civil parish of Burrator, 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.
References
- ^ "Burrator Parish Council". http://burrator.gov.uk/. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ "Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 2473". HMSO. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1999/19992473.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1952) South Devon. Penguin Books
External links
- Village website
- Royal Oak Inn
- Friends of St. Peter’s
- Meavy Amateur Dramatics
- Meavy C of E Primary School
- Map sources for Meavy
Coordinates: 50°29′08″N 4°03′24″W / 50.48552°N 4.05656°W
Categories:- Villages in Devon
- Dartmoor
- Devon geography stubs
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