English Heritage sites near Meavy Parish
UPPER PLYM VALLEY
2 miles from Meavy Parish
This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
6 miles from Meavy 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.
ROYAL CITADEL, PLYMOUTH
8 miles from Meavy Parish
A dramatic 17th-century fortress built to defend the coastline from the Dutch, and keep watch on a recently rebellious town. Still in use by the military today.
DUPATH WELL
11 miles from Meavy Parish
This charming well-house of around 1500 stands over an ancient spring, believed to cure whooping cough.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
12 miles from Meavy 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.
GRIMSPOUND
13 miles from Meavy 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.
Churches in Meavy Parish
St Peter
Meavy
Yelverton
01822 854804
http://www.westdartmoor.church
You are always sure of a warm welcome at our 10.45am Sunday Service on 1st and 4th Sundays and on 2nd Sundays from 10am for a hot drink and time to chat before a lay-led service at 10.30am.
Norman in origin, the nave, aisle, south transept and west tower were added in the 15th century with Victorian restorations (by Hine & Odgers and later by J D Sedding), including oak carvings of local wildlife by William Micklewright of Traske & Co, Somerset. Altar woodwork carved by Harry Hems of Exeter. Reredos carved by George Searle, London. Stained glass by Westlake, Burlison & Grylls, Bacon, Beer, and school of William Morris. Good example of a Hele organ. The wagon roof has numerous carved bosses including the famous mouse running through an empty headed person. There is a peal of 6 bells and a good team of ringers.
Monks from Plympton, Buckland and Buckfast celebrated mass here before the Reformation. Local Drake family worshipped in the Lady Chapel. The church-aided school maintains a close link with the church. The nearby Church House Inn became The Royal Oak named after the famous thousand year old tree growing opposite the lychgate.
We form part of the West Dartmoor Benefice which includes Yelverton, Sheepstor, Walkhampton, Horrabridge, Sampford Spiney and Princetown.
Pubs in Meavy Parish
Royal Oak Inn
This multi award-winning popular gem of a pub can be found tucked away in an attractive valley - a must for fans of real ale, real cider and real conversation. Upto four real ales and three real ciders are available. It is a hostelry of two...