Whitchurch, Devon

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Year	Population
1801	478
1901	1508

Whitchurch is a village located within West Devon local authority area, to the east of the town of Tavistock in Devon, England, and falling within Tavistock Deanery for ecclesiastical purposes. Due to the expansion of Tavistock in recent years, the two settlements have joined, and Whitchurch is now considered part of Tavistock.^{[citation needed]}

Historically, Whitchurch formed part of the Roborough Hundred.

It is believed that a church must have been present in Whitchurch as early as the 11th century, and that it was most likely built from the white elvan that can be found at Roborough Down only a few miles away. The main church currently standing in Whitchurch -- St. Andrew -- is for the most part a 15th century building made from granite as well as elvan. Many memorials can be found in the church, including a monument to Francis Pengelly (1722) made by John Weston of Exeter showing a "celestial ballet" on a medallion, and also an early 17th century slate slab to the Mooringes of Moortown.

A map of Whitchurch and surrounding areas from 1765

A number of interesting houses can be found within the parish: Walreddon is an Elizabethan house, altered to some extent in the 18th century, was the home of a younger branch of the Courtenays in the 18th and early 19th centuries; while the so called Priory, near the church, is a 19th century granite building incorporating a square 4th century entrance tower from an earlier structure.