| Coordinates: | 50.486, -4.03 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SX 56 67 |
| Dialling code: | 01822 (Tavistock) |
Sheepstor is a tiny parish and village on the western edge of Dartmoor in the district of West Devon, Devon, England. Set among granite tors and moorland slopes above the River Walkham and close to Burrator Reservoir, it’s a dramatic, windswept spot popular with walkers and climbers for its sweeping views and rugged landscape.
Historically centred on small‑scale hill farming and local quarrying, the settlement retains granite cottages and a historic parish church, and has a very small, close‑knit community. Tourism now supplements the local economy, while nearby market towns such as Yelverton and Tavistock and the city of Plymouth provide services and wider connections.
Postcode districts covering Sheepstor
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Torquay 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Paignton 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Newton Abbot 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Teignmouth 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Brixham 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Saltash 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Tavistock 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Ivybridge 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Kingsteignton 19.7 miles31.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Meavy Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Dousland Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Burrator Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Walkhampton Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Yelverton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Shaugh Prior Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Horrabridge Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Crapstone Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Sampford Spiney Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Bickleigh Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Bickleigh & Cornwood Ward 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Princetown Built-up area 4.5 miles7.2 km
Example postcodes in Sheepstor
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 32 miles51.5 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 42.6 miles68.6 km
- Bere Ferrers Railway Station 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Bere Alston Railway Station 7.5 miles12 km
Hotels near Sheepstor Ad
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5 6 miles9.6 km
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Two Bridges Hotel 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Elfordleigh 3 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Craft House 4 9.7 miles15.7 km
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Moorland Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Future Inn Plymouth 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Welbeck Manor and Golf 3 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Dartmoor Inn Merrivale 5.1 miles8.1 km
Local points of interest
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Home Park Stadium 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Cattewater Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Hingston Down Hill 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 11.2 miles18 km
- Antony Estate Estate 11.2 miles18 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 15.9 miles25.5 km
- South Milton Sands Beach 17.4 miles28 km