Weir Quay Explained

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Coordinates:50.464°N -4.209°W
Country:England
Official Name:Weir Quay
Civil Parish:Bere Ferrers
Shire District:West Devon
Shire County:Devon
Region:South West England
Os Grid Reference:SX4365
Dial Code:01822
Post Town:YELVERTON
Postcode District:PL20
Postcode Area:PL
Constituency Westminster:Torridge and West Devon

Weir Quay is a place on the banks of the River Tamar in Devon, England. It lies south west of the village of Bere Alston.

Weir Quay is where the Tamar estuary narrows into the tidal river. The Tamar was navigable by seagoing ships of up to 400 register tons as far inland as here.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Booker, Frank. Industrial Archaeology of The Tamar Valley. 2. 1971. 62. David and Charles. Newton Abbot, England. 0-7153-5172-9.
  2. Book: Barton, Denys. A Historical Survey of Mines and Mineral Railways of East Cornwall and West Devon. 1964. Bradford Barton. Truro. 99; 101. 12216380.