Welcome to the official website of 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.
Funding opportunities
Funding opportunities for local businesses in DevonStop doorstop crime
Useful information for preventing doorstop crime in your area22nd April 2024
Coffee and crafts at Milton Abbot Church
Coffee and crafts at Milton Abbot Church 18 May 2024Casual vacancy
Casual vacancyCasual vacancy for a Councillor (pdf)
12th April 2024
Police and Crime Commissioner Elections 2024
Polling day is on Thursday 2 May 7am to 10pm - for full details see the link below.More information about the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections 2024
Healthwatch Devon E-Bulletin
Healthwatch Devon is the independent champion for health and social care services across Devon which listens to your experiences of using health and care services - both good and bad, and shares these with those who have the power to make change happen. To read the Healthwatch Devon E-bulletin follow the link below.Mobile Boost Scheme Re-Opening in January 2024
Connecting Devon and Somerset’s Mobile Boost scheme has secured over £430,000 from the Heart of the South West LEP, to provide vital mobile connectivity to rural communities.The scheme provides vouchers worth up to £1,300 to support applicants with the cost of installing a mobile signal booster from registered suppliers. Follow the link below to find out more.Citizens Advice Fuel Voucher Scheme
If you are struggling to top up your prepayment meter, you might be able to claim fuel vouchers. For more details call 01237 879233 or email fuelvouchers@ruraldevoncab.org.uk or download the leaflet below.Torridge, North, Mid & West Devon Citizens Advice Fuel Vouchers leaflet (pdf)
Ongoing Free support to help farmers navigate the Agricultural Transition
Business Information Point is running the Future Farming Resilience Programme across the South West. Support is available through Agricultural Transition workshops, one-to-one support with an agricultural advisor and access to small group workshops focused on specific topics relevant to farmers in the South West.Gulworthy Parish Council supports the 20’s Plenty for Devon campaign
Gulworthy Parish Council:* supports the 20’s Plenty for Devon campaign.
* Calls on Devon County Council to implement 20mph in Tavistock; and
* will write to Devon County Council to request 20mph speed limits on streets throughout Devon where people live, work, shop, play or learn, with 30mph as the exception on those roads, where full consideration of the needs of vulnerable road users allows a higher limit.