Tavistock

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Tavistock ( TAV-iss-tok) is a market town and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England. It is an ancient stannary situated on the River Tavy, from which its name derives. The town is approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Plymouth, 29 miles (47 km) southwest of Exeter, and 44 miles (71 km) east northeast of Truro. It had a population of 12,675 at the 2021 census. The town 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.

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