| Coordinates: | 50.593, -4.12 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SX 50 79 |
| Dialling code: | 01822 (Tavistock) |
Mary Tavy sits on the western fringes of Dartmoor in West Devon, Devon, England, tucked into wooded valleys along the River Tavy and framed by moorland and a cluster of reservoirs. The landscape is a mix of rolling farmland, granite outcrops and open moor that makes it popular with walkers and riders who use the nearby access points onto the moor.
The area has a strong industrial past, with 19th‑century mining and associated arsenic and copper works leaving traces of engine houses and spoil heaps; those relics, together with small reservoirs and a modest hydro scheme, give a distinctive historical texture. Today it remains a rural community with farming, local services and tourism shaping the local economy, while many residents look to nearby Tavistock and other towns for shops and work.
Postcode districts covering Mary Tavy
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Newton Abbot 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Saltash 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Tavistock 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Ivybridge 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Kingsteignton 23.2 miles37.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Mary Tavy Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Peter Tavy Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Brentor Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Tavistock North Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Tavistock Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Tavistock South East Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Lamerton Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Lydford Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Milton Ford Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Tavistock South West Ward 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Coryton Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Whitchurch Parish 4.1 miles6.7 km
Example postcodes in Mary Tavy
PL19 0LX, PL19 9NY, PL19 9NB, PL19 9JN, PL19 9PQ, PL19 0LP, PL19 9NR, PL19 0NF, PL19 9NN … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 32.4 miles52.2 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 39.9 miles64.2 km
- Gunnislake Railway Station 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Calstock Railway Station 7.6 miles12.3 km
Hotels near Mary Tavy Ad
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 3 miles4.9 km
- Rockmount Rooms & Apartment 5 3.1 miles5 km
- The Horn of Plenty 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Bedford Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Dartmoor Inn Merrivale 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Fox & Hounds Hotel 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Two Bridges Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Hotel Endsleigh 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Arundell 8 miles12.9 km
Schools in Mary Tavy
- Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Hingston Down Hill 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Brightley Priory Historic site 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Home Park Stadium 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Antony Estate Estate 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Cattewater Estate 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 17 miles27.4 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 17.9 miles28.8 km