Towns & cities · South West England
Merrivale
Also known as: Merrivale, Dyfnaint
Merrivale — village in Devon, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Merrivale is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: PL20. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.5583°, -4.0509°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Merrivale SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Merrivale (formerly also Merivale) is a locality in western Dartmoor, in the West Devon district of Devon, England. It is best known for the nearby series of Bronze Age megalithic monuments to the south and a former granite quarry.
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- Coordinates
- 50.5583, -4.0509
- County
- Devon
- District
- West Devon
- Parish
- Whitchurch
- Postcode
- PL20
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
Sources
- wikidata: Q1922050 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Merrivale, Devon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Dartmoor Inn, Merrivale, beer garden - geograph.org.uk - 1461549.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Merrivale?
- Merrivale is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL20), in the parish of Whitchurch.
- Is Merrivale a protected site?
- Yes — Merrivale is part of the Merrivale SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Merrivale free to visit?
- Yes, Merrivale is free to enter.
- How do I get to Merrivale?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL20. It sits within the Torridge and Tavistock parliamentary constituency.