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Gulworthy Parish Council

Welcome to the official website for Gulworthy Parish Council

Gulworthy is a rural parish in the west of Devon, straddling a ridge between the Tamar river to the west and the river Tavy and Lumburn stream to the east. Now predominantly agriculture and forestry, in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the area was heavily industrialised. Blanchdown Wood, in the northwest of the parish, was the site of the Devon Great Consuls copper mine, one of the world’s largest copper mining enterprises. Arsenic and other metal ores were also mined extensively around Gulworthy. As part of these operations the port at Morwellham, in the southwest of the parish, was developed. The Tavistock canal, which passes under the parish in a tunnel bored through Morwell Down, connected Morwellham to the mines and Tavistock.

Gulworthy today is a small hamlet at the junction of the east-west A390 Tavistock – Gunnislake road and the B3257/B3362 running north-south from Chip Shop towards Bere Alston. There is a church, primary school and the parish hall, all serving the local community and the surrounding hamlets and farmsteads. The Gulworthy Parish area is defined on the boundary map.

Citizens Advice West Devon is offering help with debt management

Citizens Advice Torridge, North, Mid & West Devon, we have a dedicated debt team who can help your parishioners if they are struggling with their finances.

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7th April 2025

Tavistock Police Station is now open!

Tavistock Police station is now open to members of the public.

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1st March 2025

Multi cultural festival in Tavistock in September/October 2025 - Can you help?

We hope to create an event that promotes and celebrates diversity and challenges anti-immigrant misinformation. Our goal is to strengthen the community through building connections, sharing knowledge and experiences and supporting integration. We are reaching out to schools, parishes, community organisations, families and individuals to invite them to support these goals and be part of the festival in whatever way they are able.

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Residents of West Devon can now sign up to or renew their subscription for the borough’s garden waste collection service.

Residents of West Devon can now sign up to or renew their subscription for the borough’s garden waste collection service.

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Stop doorstop crime

Useful information for preventing doorstop crime in your area

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22nd February 2025

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