| Coordinates: | 50.739, -3.891 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 66 95 |
| Dialling code: | 01837 (Okehampton) |
South Tawton sits on the western edge of Dartmoor in the West Devon district of Devon, England, a few miles from Okehampton. The landscape around the village mixes granite tors, rolling pasture and lanes into the moor, with easy access to Dartmoor's prehistoric stone rows and cairns that give the area a strong sense of antiquity and wild open space.
The local economy is largely agricultural with a steady contribution from tourism and small, independent businesses; sturdy granite cottages, a historic parish church with medieval features and nearby settlements such as South Zeal give the place a traditional Devon character. Community life is quiet and close-knit, centred on village halls, pubs and footpaths, and it attracts walkers and those looking for countryside living within easy reach of the moor.
Postcode districts covering South Tawton
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 16.5 miles
- Torquay 23.8 miles
- Paignton 24.8 miles
- Newton Abbot 19 miles
- Exmouth 23 miles
- Barnstaple 24.6 miles
- Bideford 23.7 miles
- Tiverton 21.5 miles
- Teignmouth 21.4 miles
- Tavistock 17.4 miles
- Ivybridge 24.1 miles
- Kingsteignton 18.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- South Zeal Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Spreyton Parish 2.1 miles
- Sticklepath Parish 2.1 miles
- Belstone Parish 2.8 miles
- Throwleigh Parish 3.5 miles
- Sampford Courtenay Parish 3.5 miles
- North Tawton Built-up area 4.2 miles
- Okehampton Built-up area 4.4 miles
- Gidleigh Parish 4.4 miles
- Drewsteignton Parish 4.5 miles
- Chagford Built-up area 5.1 miles
- Bow Built-up area 5.3 miles
Example postcodes in South Tawton
EX20 2PW, EX20 2LW, EX20 2PF, EX20 2RA, EX20 2JL, EX20 2PD, EX20 2NY, EX20 2RB, EX20 2JU … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 20.9 miles
- Cardiff Airport 51.3 miles
- Sampford Courtenay Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Okehampton Railway Station 4.6 miles
Hotels near South Tawton Ad
- Travelodge Okehampton Whiddon Down 3 2.2 miles
- The Globe Inn Chagford 4 5.2 miles
- Mill End Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- The Fountain Inn 4.8 miles
- Bovey Castle Hotel 5 7.4 miles
- East Hillerton House 4 4.1 miles
- Gidleigh Park- A Relais & Chateaux Hotel 5 4.4 miles
- Drewe Arms Bunk Rooms 5 miles
- The Chagford Inn 3 5.1 miles
- The George Inn 9.7 miles
Schools in South Tawton
- South Tawton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brightley Priory Historic site 4.4 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.2 miles
- Raddon Hills Hill 15.3 miles
- University of Exeter University 15.7 miles
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Museum 15.8 miles
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 16.1 miles
- St James Park Stadium 16.2 miles
- Stoke Woods Forest 16.4 miles
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 17.8 miles
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 18.9 miles
- Killerton Estate 19 miles
- Bishops Court Estate 19.4 miles