Meldon, Devon

Meldon

Meldon Viaduct from the quarry road
Meldon
 Meldon shown within Devon
OS grid referenceSX5592
Civil parishOkehampton Hamlets
DistrictWest Devon
Shire countyDevon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town OKEHAMPTON
Postcode district EX20
Dialling code 01837
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentTorridge and West Devon
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Coordinates: 50°42′N 4°03′W / 50.7°N 4.05°W / 50.7; -4.05

Meldon is a village in West Devon in the county of Devon, England.[1] Situated close to Okehampton, its best known feature is the Meldon Quarry, from which granite is still extracted. The now disused Meldon Aplite Quarry has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its exposures of aplite and other rocks.

The Dartmoor Railway terminates at Meldon Quarry, the former railway line to Tavistock continuing as a cycle path. The former railway line crosses the River Okement on the Meldon Viaduct just before reaching the quarry.

In 1850, the civil parish of Oakhampton, or Okehampton, consisted of 9,552 acres (38.66 km2) of land, which encompassed several villages including Meldon. The village is now part of the civil parish of Okehampton Hamlets.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 191 Okehampton & North Dartmoor (Crediton & Bovey Tracey) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231821.
  2. ↑ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

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