Static Image Name: | Weir Quay near Bere Alston - geograph.org.uk - 224650.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240 |
Static Image Caption: | Weir Quay |
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]