Coryton, Devon
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Coryton is a village and civil parish
in the West Devon
district of Devon
, England, to the north west of Tavistock.
Coryton is in the valley of the River Lyd
. It has a church and a former mill. There was formerly a railway station on the Launceston and South Devon Railway (later part of the GWR
), closed in 1962.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the West Devon
West Devon
West Devon is a local government district and borough in Devon, England. Towns in the district include Chagford, Okehampton, Princetown, and Tavistock, where the council is based....
district of Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, England, to the north west of Tavistock.
Coryton is in the valley of the River Lyd
River Lyd (Devon)
The Lyd is a river rising at Lyd Head in the Dartmoor national park in Devon in south-west England and flowing into the River Tamar beyond Lifton.-Lydford Gorge:...
. It has a church and a former mill. There was formerly a railway station on the Launceston and South Devon Railway (later part of the GWR
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
), closed in 1962.