English Heritage sites near North Tawton Parish
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
7 miles from North Tawton Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
GRIMSPOUND
13 miles from North Tawton Parish
The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, Grimspound dates from the late Bronze Age. The remains of 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall.
HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
15 miles from North Tawton Parish
The remains of four 13th century stone farmsteads, on land originally farmed in the Bronze Age. This isolated Dartmoor hamlet was probably abandoned in the early 15th century.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
15 miles from North Tawton Parish
Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th-century tower on a mound, built as a prison.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
19 miles from North Tawton Parish
The group of monuments at Merrivale is one of the finest on Dartmoor: side by side here are the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and a complex of ritual sites.
UPPER PLYM VALLEY
22 miles from North Tawton Parish
This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.
Churches in North Tawton Parish
St Peter
Essington
North Tawton
01837 89243
http://www.stpetersnorthtawton.org.uk/
An Anglican evangelical church, where all-age worship and Bible teaching are central. We seek to cater for all ages,
with a Sunday Club, a home groups, Christianity Explored, and services of different kinds. We have about
50 adult members, and 10-15 children, and are always glad to receive
visitors and new members whether they are used to church or not.
Pubs in North Tawton Parish
Copper Key Inn
Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2ED
(01837) 880445
thecopperkey.co.uk
Fountain Inn
White Hart
58 Fore Street, North Tawton, North Tawton, EX20 2DT
(01837) 89299