Bere Ferrers, sometimes called Beerferris, is a village and civil parish on the Bere peninsula in West Devon in the English county of Devon. It is located to the north of Plymouth, on the west bank of the River Tavy. It has a railway station on the Tamar Valley Line.
| Bere Ferrers | |
|---|---|
 Bere Ferrers leading down to the River Tavy | |
  Bere Ferrers Location within Devon | |
| Population | 2,989 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SX4563 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YELVERTON |
| Postcode district | PL20 |
| Dialling code | 01822 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
The civil parish includes the whole of the Bere peninsula, including the village of Bere Alston and the smaller settlements of Tuckermarsh, Rumleigh, Buttspill, Braunder, Cotts, Hewton, Weir Quay, Clamoak, Gnatham and Collytown. In 2001 the parish had a population of 3,066;[1] this had decreased to 2,989 in 2011.[2]
Parish church
editSources
edit- Rogers, W.H. Hamilton, The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West, Exeter, 1890, pp. 1–36, Willoughby de Broke
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : West Devon Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 January 2010
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
External links
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