| Coordinates: | 50.485, -4.091 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SX 51 67 |
| Population: | 3,627 |
| Dialling code: | 01822 (Tavistock) |
Yelverton is a village on the south‑western edge of Dartmoor in West Devon, Devon, England. Sitting close to Burrator Reservoir and within easy reach of Plymouth, it blends granite moorland scenery with a suburban fringe; the A386 and local footpaths provide good road and walking access, so it’s a popular base for walkers, climbers and cyclists heading onto the open moor.
The settlement grew in the 19th century with the coming of the railway and still bears wartime echoes in nearby RAF Harrowbeer. Today local life is a mix of small shops, pubs and community groups, with an economy supported by tourism, outdoor recreation and commuters to the city; there’s a strong moorland identity shaped by Dartmoor’s mining and quarrying history and by active local clubs and seasonal events.
Postcode districts covering Yelverton
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Torquay 24.8 miles40 km
- Paignton 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Newton Abbot 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Saltash 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Tavistock 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Ivybridge 9.9 miles16 km
- Kingsteignton 22.3 miles35.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Crapstone Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Dousland Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Horrabridge Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Meavy Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Burrator Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Buckland Monachorum Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Walkhampton Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Sheepstor Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Sampford Spiney Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Bickleigh Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Whitchurch Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Shaugh Prior Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Yelverton
PL20 6BD, PL20 6AJ, PL20 6AB, PL20 6AX, PL20 6DR, PL20 6AT, PL20 6DN, PL20 6AE, PL20 6DS … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 34.3 miles55.2 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 39.9 miles64.2 km
- Bere Ferrers Railway Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Bere Alston Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
Hotels near Yelverton Ad
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 5 miles8 km
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5 6 miles9.6 km
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Horn of Plenty 4 6 miles9.7 km
- The Craft House 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Rockmount Rooms & Apartment 5 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Future Inn Plymouth 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Fox on the Hoe 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Elfordleigh 3 5.6 miles9 km
- China Fleet Country Club 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Home Park Stadium 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Cattewater Estate 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Antony Estate Estate 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 17.1 miles27.6 km
- South Milton Sands Beach 18.7 miles30.1 km