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Weir Quay

Coordinates: 50°27′50″N 4°12′32″W / 50.464°N 4.209°W / 50.464; -4.209
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Weir Quay
Weir Quay
Weir Quay is located in Devon
Weir Quay
Weir Quay
Location within Devon
OS grid referenceSX4365
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYELVERTON
Postcode districtPL20
Dialling code01822
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
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AmbulanceSouth Western
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Devon
50°27′50″N 4°12′32″W / 50.464°N 4.209°W / 50.464; -4.209

Weir Quay is a place on the banks of the River Tamar in Devon, England. It lies 1 mile (1.6 km) south west of the village of Bere Alston.

Weir Quay is where the Tamar estuary narrows into the tidal river. The Tamar was navigable by seagoing ships of up to 400 register tons as far inland as here.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Booker, Frank (1971). Industrial Archaeology of The Tamar Valley (2 ed.). Newton Abbot, England: David and Charles. p. 62. ISBN 0-7153-5172-9.
  2. ^ Barton, Denys (1964). A Historical Survey of Mines and Mineral Railways of East Cornwall and West Devon. Truro: Bradford Barton. pp. 99, 101. OCLC 12216380.