Tavistock

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Tavistock is a market town in west Devon, England. It lies on the River Tavy, from which its name derives, and has a population of around 11,000. It traces its history back at least to 974 A.D., when the Benedictine Abbey, whose ruins lie in the centre of the town, was founded. Its most famous son is the sailor, privateer and circumnavigator Sir Francis Drake.

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Market town - Devon - England - River Tavy - Population - A.D. - Benedictine - Abbey - Ruins - Sailor - Privateer - Circumnavigator - Francis Drake

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There are other places called Tavistock in New Jersey, U.S.A. and Ontario, Canada.

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New Jersey - U.S.A. - Ontario - Canada

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