Tavistock

Tavistock
Tavistock
Stannary Town
	Tavistock town centre
	Coat of arms
	Tavistock Location within Devon
Population	12,675 (2021 census)
OS grid reference	SX480740
District	West Devon;
Shire county	Devon;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TAVISTOCK
Postcode district	PL19
Dialling code	01822
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Torridge and West Devon;
	List of places UK England Devon 50°32′42″N 4°09′00″W / 50.545°N 4.150°W

Tavistock (/ˈtævɪstɒk/ TAV-iss-tok) is an ancient stannary and market town within West Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy from which its name derives. At the 2011 census the three electoral wards (North, South and South West) had a population of 13,028.^[2] It traces its recorded history back to at least 961 when Tavistock Abbey, whose ruins lie in the centre of the town, was founded. Its most famous son is Sir Francis Drake.^[3]

^ "Tavistock". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "Tavistock update" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
^ Turner, Michael (2005). In Drake's Wake - The Early Voyages. Paul Mould Publishing. ISBN 978-1-904959-21-2.