South Tawton
| South Tawton | |
  South Tawton |
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| Population | 1,255 (FHSA 2005) |
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| OS grid reference | SX653945 |
| District | West Devon |
| Shire county | Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTH TAWTON |
| Postcode district | EX20 |
| Dialling code | 01837 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Torridge and West Devon |
Coordinates: 50°44′N 3°54′W / 50.73°N 3.9°W
South Tawton is a village on the north edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England. An electoral ward bearing the same name exists. At the 2011 census the population was 1,683.[1]
Burgoyne monument
The Burgoyne Monument in St Andrew's Church South Tawton. This slate and stone tablet on the wall of the South Chapel is dated 1651 and is in memory of Robert Burgoyne, his wife and their family. Those who are commemorated include a child in a cradle and an infant in a shroud. The arms of Burgoyne are: Azure, a talbot argent (As shown on the monument to Thomas Chafe (d.1648) in the church at St Giles in the Wood, Devon, who married a Burgoyne
In the church of St Andrew is a monument to the Burgoyne family.
Further reading
- Roy & Ursula Radford (2000). South Tawton & South Zeal with Sticklepath. Halsgrove. ISBN 1-55212-606-4.
- Patrick Shaw (1995). South Tawton Parish Council, The First Fifty Years. South Tawton & Dist Hist Group.
- Tony Clark (2002). South Tawton Church House - Options to Secure its Future.
References
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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