Peter Tavy is a village 3 miles along the A386, North-East of Tavistock, 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...

, England

England

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; it is named after the River Tavy

River Tavy

The Tavy is a river on Dartmoor, Devon, England. The name derives from the Brythonic root "Taff", the original meaning of which has now been lost...

. St Peter's Parish Church is largely built of granite and has a buttressed west tower.

Near Peter Tavy Moor is the grave of George Stephens (d. 1763) marked by a granite
post. It is said he died after losing the prospect of marriage to Mary Bray, a farmer's daughter. Stephens died by his own hand and so was buried outside of the parish boundary, as was the custom with suicides. It is said that his ghost still haunts the nearby moor to this day.

At Willsworthy is a former manor house with a chapel (converted into a house).