Meldon, Devon

Meldon
Meldon Viaduct from the quarry road
Meldon  Meldon shown within Devon
OS grid reference	SX5592
Civil parish	Okehampton Hamlets
District	West Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OKEHAMPTON
Postcode district	EX20
Dialling code	01837
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Torridge and West Devon
List of places UK England Devon

Meldon is a village in West Devon in the English county of Devon. Situated close to Okehampton, its best known feature is the Meldon Quarry, from which granite is still extracted. The now disused Meldon Aplite Quarry has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its exposures of aplite and other rocks.

The Dartmoor Railway terminates at Meldon Quarry, the former railway line to Tavistock continuing as a cycle path. The former railway line crosses the River Okement on the Meldon Viaduct just before reaching the quarry.

In 1850, the civil parish of Oakhampton, or Okehampton, consisted of 9,552 acres (38.66 km²) of land, which encompassed several villages including Meldon. The village is now part of the civil parish of Okehampton Hamlets.

Namesake

This Meldon is not to be confused with Meldon in Northumberland.

See also

• Rail trail

External links

• Meldon Community Page
• GENUKI/Devon: Okehampton 1850
• Devonshire 1841