Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: West Devon · Region: South West
Explore Morwellham Quay, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Morwellham Quay map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Morwellham Quay |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | West Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.507087 |
| Longitude | -4.192299 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Morwellham Quay remains a haunting witness to the Victorian ambition that once transformed the banks of the River Tamar into a bustling industrial heartland. It lies 3.6 miles south-west of Tavistock (from Tavistock: bearing 215°T, OS grid SX 446 697), and is situated north-east of Calstock village. The water here reflects the low, heavy clouds of the West Devon sky, casting a silvered sheen over the remnants of a once-thriving copper port. Visitors often wander toward the Morwellham Quay transport infrastructure, where the rusted iron tracks and the silent manganese mill stand as stark, geometric monuments to a vanished era of extraction. Further along the riverbank, the landscape is scarred by the industrial legacy of the Okeltor 19th-century arsenic, copper and tin mine, where nature now reclaims the steep, bramble-choked slopes. The air in Morwellham Quay holds a peculiar stillness, punctuated only by the rhythmic lapping of the tide against stone quays that have long outlived their commercial purpose. A short distance away, the Gawton arsenic mine and flue remain as skeletal reminders of the intense heat and labour that defined the local economy. These weathered structures command a solemn gravity, anchoring the site to a past where the earth was systematically turned inside out for gain. The quietude of the present day offers a sharp contrast to the clamour of the ships that once relied on this vital artery to carry the wealth of the mines to the wider world.
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Explore Morwellham Quay, Devon, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.507087, -4.192299. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |