Burrator is a grouped parish council in the English county of Devon . It is entirely within the boundaries of the Dartmoor National Park and was formed in 1973 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972 from the older councils of Meavy , Sheepstor and Walkhampton .
5-417: The parish has an area of 59.45 km (23 sq miles), and is one of the most sparsely populated. The population count in 2001 found that 1,540 people lived in the parish. The parish coincides with the similarly named electoral ward, and at the 2011 census the population had decreased to 1,445. The ward contains the villages of Dousland , Meavy , Sheepstor and Walkhampton , and also Burrator Reservoir which
10-508: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a specific United Kingdom geological feature is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dousland Dousland is a small settlement in Devon , England. It is near the A386 road and is 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of the city of Plymouth - 10 kilometres (6 mi) by road. Dousland is within
15-674: Is named after Burra Tor , a large granite tor that is exposed from the field to the woodland by the dam; located at Grid Reference 553679 at the southern end of the reservoir and about halfway between its two dams blocking the outlets to the River Meavy and the Sheepstor Brook. James Brooke , the first white Rajah of Sarawak , died in Burrator. 50°29′N 4°02′W / 50.483°N 4.033°W / 50.483; -4.033 This Devon location article
20-606: Is the main water supply for Plymouth . The parish is twinned with the municipality of Mathieu , in Normandy , France. Burrator Parish Council holds the ownership of the Royal Oak Inn at Meavy, which dates back to the 16th Century. The Inn is leased to a tenant publican and the council's ownership and administration of the Inn is managed by its Royal Oak Inn committee, composed of Meavy parish councillors. The parish of Burrator
25-524: The boundary of Dartmoor National Park . Dousland had a railway station on the branch line to Princetown that opened in 1883 and closed in 1956. It was operated by the Great Western Railway until nationalisation took place. The station building is now a private dwelling and the platform still survives. Dousland has a pub. The “Edwardian Lady” Edith Holden stayed regularly at Dousland between 1902 and 1910. Edith became friendly with
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