Weir Quay

Weir Quay

Weir Quay
Weir Quay
 Weir Quay shown within Devon
OS grid referenceSX4365
Civil parishBere Ferrers
DistrictWest Devon
Shire countyDevon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town YELVERTON
Postcode district PL20
Dialling code 01822
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentTorridge and West Devon
List of places
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Coordinates: 50°27′50″N 4°12′32″W / 50.464°N 4.209°W / 50.464; -4.209

Weir Quay is a place on the banks of the River Tamar in Devon, England. It lies 1 mile (1.6 km) 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]

References

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


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