# Meldon, Devon

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{{Short description|Hamlet in Devon, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place 
|static_image_name= MeldonViaduct.jpg
|static_image_width= 240
|static_image_caption= [Meldon Viaduct](/source/Meldon_Viaduct) from the quarry road
|coordinates = {{coord|50.7|-4.05|display=inline,title}}
|country = England
|official_name= Meldon
|population = 
|population_ref = 
|civil_parish= [Okehampton Hamlets](/source/Okehampton_Hamlets)
|shire_district= [West Devon](/source/West_Devon)
|shire_county = [Devon](/source/Devon)
|region= South West England
|os_grid_reference = SX5592
|dial_code= 01837
|post_town= OKEHAMPTON
|postcode_district= EX20
|postcode_area= EX
|constituency_westminster= [Torridge and West Devon](/source/Torridge_and_West_Devon_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
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'''Meldon''' is a hamlet in [West Devon](/source/West_Devon), on the edge of [Dartmoor](/source/Dartmoor) in [Devon](/source/Devon), England.<ref name=OS191>{{cite map |title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 191 ''Okehampton & North Dartmoor (Crediton & Bovey Tracey)'' |ISBN=9780319231821 |publisher=[Ordnance Survey](/source/Ordnance_Survey) |date=2013 }}</ref> It is 4&nbsp;km south-west of [Okehampton](/source/Okehampton). Its main features are the [Meldon Quarry](/source/Meldon_Quarry) and [Meldon Reservoir](/source/Meldon_Reservoir) and the nearby [Meldon Viaduct](/source/Meldon_Viaduct).

==Quarries==
[Granite](/source/Granite) is still extracted from Meldon Quarry. The now disused Meldon Aplite Quarry has been designated as a [Site of Special Scientific Interest](/source/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest) because of its exposures of [aplite](/source/aplite) and other rocks.

The [Dartmoor Railway](/source/Dartmoor_Railway) terminates at Meldon Quarry; the former continuation of the line to [Tavistock](/source/Tavistock%2C_Devon) and Plymouth continues as a cycle path. The former railway line crosses the [West Okement River](/source/West_Okement_River) on the [Meldon Viaduct](/source/Meldon_Viaduct) just before reaching the quarry from the west.

==Reservoir==
{{main|Meldon Reservoir}}
The [Meldon Reservoir](/source/Meldon_Reservoir) was formed by damming the West Okement River. It is about 1.2&nbsp;km long and 300 metres wide, and extends from the West Okement valley into a small side valley.

==Firing range==
Immediately to the south-east is the area of the Okehampton military firing range, which is sometimes closed to the public. At other times, a footpath along the west side of the reservoir can be used to access the open moor.

==Civil parish==
In 1850, the [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) of Oakhampton, or Okehampton, consisted of {{convert|9552|acre|km2}} of land, which encompassed several villages including Meldon. The hamlet is now part of the civil parish of [Okehampton Hamlets](/source/Okehampton_Hamlets).<ref name=OSelec>{{cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/# |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps |website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |publisher=Ordnance Survey |accessdate=3 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220103943/https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |archivedate=20 February 2016 }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [Rail trail](/source/Rail_trail)

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Meldon, Devon}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070510024326/http://www.devon.gov.uk/etched?url=etched%2Fixbin%2Fhixclient.exe&_IXP_=1&_IXR=110598 Meldon Community Page]
* [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Okehampton/Okehampton1850.html GENUKI/Devon: Okehampton 1850]
* [http://www.stepping-stones.co.uk/htdocs/SendFile.cfm?File=1841-Devonshire/index.htm  Devonshire 1841]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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Category:Villages in Devon
Category:Geology of Devon

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