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Sourton
Village in Devon, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sourton is a small village and civil parish in West Devon, England. It lies about 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Okehampton. It is at the north-western extremity of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales, and lies along the A386 road. The historic map of Sourton shows that it is located near a river and the Sourton forest this can be seen in the image below.
Sourton | |
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![]() The bridge in Sourton | |
Location within Devon | |
Population | 420 2011 census |
• London | 205 miles (330 km) |
Civil parish |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | OKEHAMPTON |
Postcode district | EX20 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
50.694°N 4.076°W / 50.694; -4.076 |
According to the 2001 census Sourton parish had a population of 406,[1] and according to the 2011 census it had a population of 420.[2] There is a public house in Sourton. In the 1870s Sourton was described as
SOURTON, a parish, with a few small hamlets, in Okehampton district, Devon; 5 miles SW of Okehampton r. station. Post town, Bridestow, North Devon[3]
One of Sourton's main tourist attractions is the Highwayman Inn which was built in 1812. In 1959 the inn was transformed into a fairy-tale and Aladdin's cave; this included the old Launceston to Tavistock coach being installed as the entrance to the inn.[4] The main reason for the Highwayman Inn being a tourist attraction is due to the claims that it is the most haunted inn in Britain.[5]