| Coordinates: | 50.739, -3.914 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 65 95 |
| Dialling code: | 01837 (Okehampton) |
South Tawton is a rural electoral ward in West Devon, on the western fringe of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It encompasses small villages such as South Zeal and Sticklepath, with a landscape of rolling farmland, stone-built cottages and lanes opening out onto moorland panoramas; Okehampton lies nearby, providing local services and rail links for commuters heading towards Exeter.
The area’s economy is traditionally agricultural but increasingly supported by visitors drawn to Dartmoor’s prehistoric sites and the rugged scenery, while local life revolves around parish amenities, village halls and the occasional fair or community event. There are visible historic threads too, from medieval church sites to the broader tin-working and upland farming heritage that characterises much of the national park’s edge.
Postcode districts covering South Tawton
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 17.5 miles
- Torquay 24.5 miles
- Newton Abbot 19.7 miles
- Exmouth 23.9 miles
- Barnstaple 24.3 miles
- Bideford 23.1 miles
- Tiverton 22.3 miles
- Teignmouth 22.2 miles
- Tavistock 16.8 miles
- Ivybridge 24.1 miles
- Kingsteignton 19.1 miles
- Dawlish 22.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- South Tawton Parish 1 mile
- South Zeal Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Sticklepath Parish 1.2 miles
- Belstone Parish 1.8 miles
- Sampford Courtenay Parish 2.9 miles
- Spreyton Parish 3 miles
- Okehampton Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Throwleigh Parish 3.8 miles
- North Tawton Built-up area 4.2 miles
- Gidleigh Parish 4.6 miles
- Okehampton South Ward 4.6 miles
- Okehampton Hamlets Parish 4.8 miles
Example postcodes in South Tawton
EX20 2PP, EX20 2JP, EX20 2FH, EX20 2JL, EX20 2NJ, EX20 2LF, EX20 2JZ, EX20 2QB, EX20 2PE … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 21.9 miles
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 51.7 miles
- Sampford Courtenay Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Okehampton Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near South Tawton Ad
- The Tors 2.1 miles
- Mill End Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- Gidleigh Park 5 4.7 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 3 8.5 miles
- Bovey Castle 5 8.3 miles
- The Fox & Hounds Hotel 9.3 miles
Schools in South Tawton
- South Tawton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brightley Priory Historic site 3.5 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.9 miles
- Raddon Hills Hill 16.2 miles
- University of Exeter University 16.7 miles
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Museum 16.8 miles
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 17 miles
- St James Park Stadium 17.2 miles
- Stoke Woods Forest 17.4 miles
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 18.1 miles
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 19.6 miles