Yelverton
Yelverton is a large town on the south-western side of Dartmoor, Devon, in England. When Yelverton railway station (on the Great Western Railway (GWR) line from Plymouth to Tavistock) opened in the 19th century, the village came to be a popular house for Plymouth commuters. The train is currently closed, yet the Plym Valley Railway has reopened a section of it. Yelverton is well known for Roborough Rock - a famous mass of rock close to the Plymouth road on the fringe of nearby Roborough Down, near the southerly end of the landing field. It offered its name to the Rock Hotel, developed as a farm throughout the Elizabethan duration, but converted in the 1850s to cater for expanding tourist in the location. The area to the south and west of the roundabout at the centre of the village was worked out in late Victorian and Edwardian times, with many grand and also extravagant suites. An area developed at concerning the same time on a strange shaped tract to the south of the Tavistock road is known as Leg o' Mutton Corner. At the beginning of the Second World War, a landing strip (RAF Harrowbeer) was created at nearby Harrowbeer as a fighter terminal for the air defence of Devonport Dockyard and also the Western Approaches. A 19th century terrace of residences, currently primarily exchanged stores, had to have its top floor eliminated to offer an easier method. One tall structure which was not changed was St. Paul's Church, yet the tower was struck by an aircraft, resulting in a warning light being fitted. The design of the runways is still really clear and also although they are substantially grassed over, the many planet and block safety bunkers developed to protect the boxers from strike on the ground are all still in position. Some American airmen as well as anti-aircraft battery systems were stationed right here during the 2nd half of the battle. A plane bring President Roosevelt landed below when its initial destination was fogbound.
