South Tawton

South Tawton
South Tawton
 South Tawton shown within Devon
Population 1,255 (FHSA 2005)
OS grid referenceSX653945
DistrictWest Devon
Shire countyDevon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited 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
List of places
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Coordinates: 50°44′N 3°54′W / 50.73°N 3.9°W / 50.73; -3.9

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

References

  1. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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