Tavistock, Devon, England

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Tavistock, Devon, England is a historic market town on the River Tavy in southwest England, best known as the birthplace of the Elizabethan seafarer and explorer Sir Francis Drake.

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Tavistock, Devon 1
Tavistock, Devon, England canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
market town
birthplaceOf Sir Francis Drake
linked to: Francis Drake
ceremonialCounty Devon
country England
distanceToPlymouth about 15 miles north
economy market and service centre for surrounding rural area
retail and small businesses
tourism
governedBy West Devon Borough Council
hasEducationalInstitution Tavistock College
hasEvent Tavistock Farmers’ Market
Tavistock Goose Fair
hasFeature Victorian architecture
historic pannier market
medieval street pattern
hasHeritageStatus World Heritage Site component
hasLandmark Bedford Square
Guildhall and Police Station
Sir Francis Drake statue
Tavistock Abbey ruins
Tavistock Town Hall
hasMarketCharterSince 10th century
hasOSGridReference SX 480 740
hasPostcodeArea PL
hasPostTown TAVISTOCK
linked to: Tavistock
hasReligiousBuilding St Eustachius Church
hasRiver River Tavy
hasTransport A386 road
hasTwinTown Gernika-Lumo, Spain
linked to: Gernika-Lumo

Pontivy, France
historicallyAssociatedWith Tavistock Abbey
copper mining
tin mining
historicCounty Devon
locatedIn Devon
South West England
linked to: southwest England
locatedNear Dartmoor National Park
locatedOnRiver River Tavy
nearbyCity Plymouth
notableFor birthplace of Sir Francis Drake
historic market tradition
role in Cornish and Devon mining history
partOf Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site
region South West England
linked to: southwest England

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Francis Drake placeOfBirth Tavistock, Devon, England
Tavistock College isInTown Tavistock, Devon
linked to: Tavistock, Devon, England