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Ward & Chowen

Ward & Chowen is a very well established firm of Estate Agents, Auctioneers and Valuers, offering a thoroughly

professional, yet friendly and approachable service when it comes to buying, selling and letting property around

Tavistock, West Devon and East Cornwall. We are the only agents in this area also qualified as Chartered Surveyors,

meaning that we can offer an additional level of expertise to our customers and clients that cannot be found

elsewhere in the town.

Utilising our vast local knowledge and many years of experience, we can offer

property for a variety of purposes all over Tavistock and the surrounding areas.

We are well placed to cater for all types of prospective home owners from first

time buyers to large families.

This guide has also been compiled not just as a guide to buying and selling your

home, but also to introduce you to some of the very special businesses this area

has to offer. Should you take the decision to move home then please remember

to enlist their services - they are some of the best suppliers and professionals in

this area. My thanks are extended to all those sponsors who contributed to this

brochure.

Ward & Chowen have helped thousands of people buy, sell and let land and

property, so why not follow their example and put your trust in the Chartered

Surveyors and Estate Agents who are the best in the area.

Tavistock is an ancient Stannary Town on the south west edge of the Dartmoor National Park. It developed around

a Benedictine Abbey which was founded in 974AD by Ordulph, Earl of Devonshire. The name Tavistock derives from

“Tavy,” the name of the river on which it lies and “stock,” meaning market.

Tavistock is the largest town in West Devon with a population of approximately 12,000. Many of the houses are built of

local stone with a wide range of recognisable high street shops, a market, riverside park, leisure centre and theatre.

The Charter to allow the town a market was granted by Henry I in 1105 and the present market building was built

in 1850 by the 7th Duke of Bedford. Much of Tavistock’s history is tied up with the tin and copper industry which was

recognised in 1305 when a Royal Decree made Tavistock a Stannary Town. Sir Francis Drake was born at Crowndale

Farm which is about two miles south of Tavistock. The buildings were demolished in the middle of the nineteenth

century.

Ideally located to take advantage of the countryside and within easy reach of

Plymouth and the coast, Tavistock has much to offer both residents and visitors.

Yelverton is known as one of the gateways to Dartmoor, just inside the edge

of the National Park, between Tavistock and Plymouth. The village provides a

good selection of shops, including a supermarket, pharmacy, doctors, dentist,

butchers, hairdresser, garage, post office, hotels and inns.

To the south the city of Plymouth provides excellent educational (including

Plymouth College and two Universities), recreational and shopping facilities.

There are mainline railway stations to London (Paddington) and ferries to the

Continent.

Dartmoor is renowned for its spectacular scenery, with its tors, heather-clad

moorland and wooded valleys, bisected by rushing streams and rivers. There

are many opportunities locally for fishing, walking, riding, climbing and cycling,

together with the Drakes Trail cycle route, running from Tavistock to Plymouth,

while about 4 miles away is the stunningly beautiful Burrator reservoir.

Welcome to Ward & Chowen

An Introduction to our Area

www.wardchowen.co.uk

Neil Woolcock BSC (Hons) MRICS MARLA IRRV

Principal

Thank you so much for your extreme

efforts during the house purchase

process… We really appreciate all you

have done for us.” – Mr and Mrs B

Tavistock statue of Sir Francis Drake