North Tamerton
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North Tamerton is a civil parish and village in east Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. The village is situated approximately eight miles (13 km) southeast of Bude
and eight miles (13 km) north of Launceston.
North Tamerton is a thinly populated rural parish and is in the registration District of Stratton
. It is bounded to the east by the River Tamar
which delineates Cornwall's border with Devon
but the border extends across the river making North Tamerton the only parish in Cornwall which extends east of the Tamar. North Tamerton is the only village in the parish, the other settlements being farmsteads and hamlets
The name Tamerton derives from 'estate on the Tamar'. To the west, the parish is bounded by the Cornish parishes of Whitstone
and Week St Mary
and population at the 2001 census was 288.
The village of North Tamerton on high ground above the confluence of the River Tamar
and its tributary the River Deer. The 15th century church is dedicated to St Denis and is located at . The church has a chancel, nave, south aisle and a granite ashlar battlemented tower 70 feet (21.3 m) in height. The belfry houses a ring of five bells.
The Bude Canal
ran through the parish and there was a canal wharf at North Tamerton. The canal was unusual in using six inclined planes
instead of locks
to climb from sea level to its maximum altitude of 433 feet (132 m): one of the six inclines was south of Tamerton wharf. (See also Bude Canal
.)
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The village is situated approximately eight miles (13 km) southeast of Bude
Bude
Bude is a small seaside resort town in North Cornwall, England, at the mouth of the River Neet . It lies just south of Flexbury, north of Widemouth Bay and west of Stratton and is located along the A3073 road off the A39. Bude is twinned with Ergué-Gabéric in Brittany, France...
and eight miles (13 km) north of Launceston.
North Tamerton is a thinly populated rural parish and is in the registration District of Stratton
Stratton, Cornwall
Stratton is a small town situated near the coastal resort of Bude in north Cornwall, UK. It was also the name of one of ten ancient administrative shires of Cornwall - see "Hundreds of Cornwall"...
. It is bounded to the east by the River Tamar
River Tamar
The Tamar is a river in South West England, that forms most of the border between Devon and Cornwall . It is one of several British rivers whose ancient name is assumed to be derived from a prehistoric river word apparently meaning "dark flowing" and which it shares with the River Thames.The...
which delineates Cornwall's border with Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
but the border extends across the river making North Tamerton the only parish in Cornwall which extends east of the Tamar. North Tamerton is the only village in the parish, the other settlements being farmsteads and hamlets
The name Tamerton derives from 'estate on the Tamar'. To the west, the parish is bounded by the Cornish parishes of Whitstone
Whitstone
Whitstone is a village and civil parish in east Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is roughly halfway between the towns of Bude and Launceston.-History:...
and Week St Mary
Week St Mary
Week St Mary is a civil parish and village in northeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated south of Bude close to the River Tamar and the border between Cornwall and Devon in the Hundred of Stratton....
and population at the 2001 census was 288.
The village of North Tamerton on high ground above the confluence of the River Tamar
River Tamar
The Tamar is a river in South West England, that forms most of the border between Devon and Cornwall . It is one of several British rivers whose ancient name is assumed to be derived from a prehistoric river word apparently meaning "dark flowing" and which it shares with the River Thames.The...
and its tributary the River Deer. The 15th century church is dedicated to St Denis and is located at . The church has a chancel, nave, south aisle and a granite ashlar battlemented tower 70 feet (21.3 m) in height. The belfry houses a ring of five bells.
The Bude Canal
Bude Canal
The Bude Canal was a canal built to serve the hilly hinterland in the Devon and Cornwall border territory in the United Kingdom, chiefly to bring lime-bearing sand for agricultural fertiliser. The Bude Canal system was one of the most unusual in Britain....
ran through the parish and there was a canal wharf at North Tamerton. The canal was unusual in using six inclined planes
Canal inclined plane
An inclined plane is a system used on some canals for raising boats between different water levels. Boats may be conveyed afloat, in caissons, or may be carried in cradles or slings. It can be considered as a specialised type of cable railway....
instead of locks
Lock (water transport)
A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. The distinguishing feature of a lock is a fixed chamber in which the water level can be varied; whereas in a caisson lock, a boat lift, or on a canal inclined plane, it is...
to climb from sea level to its maximum altitude of 433 feet (132 m): one of the six inclines was south of Tamerton wharf. (See also Bude Canal
Bude Canal
The Bude Canal was a canal built to serve the hilly hinterland in the Devon and Cornwall border territory in the United Kingdom, chiefly to bring lime-bearing sand for agricultural fertiliser. The Bude Canal system was one of the most unusual in Britain....
.)