Peter Tavy

Peter Tavy (/ˈteɪvi/) is a village and civil parish 3 miles (4.8 km) along the A386, northeast of Tavistock, in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is named after the River Tavy. St Peter's Parish Church is largely built of granite and has a buttressed west tower. In 2021 the parish had a population of 296.

Peter Tavy
Village
St Mary's church
Peter Tavy Location within Devon
Population	296 (2021 census)
Civil parish	Peter Tavy
District	West Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
List of places UK England Devon 50.579°N 4.100°W / 50.579; -4.100

Near Peter Tavy Moor, marked by a granite post, is the grave of George Stephens (d. 1763), who is said to have committed suicide after losing the prospect of marriage to Mary Bray, a farmer's daughter.^[1] He was buried outside the parish boundary, as was the custom for suicides, and it is said that his ghost still haunts the nearby moor to this day.^[2]

At Willsworthy is a former manor house with a chapel (converted into a house).^[3]

The village has a 15th-century inn, the Peter Tavy Inn.^[4]