Historic landfill sites in North Tawton, Devon
The Environment Agency records 7 historic landfill sites in and around North Tawton, Devon. covering roughly 248 hectares in total. The largest is Bridge Farm at 121.38 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to liquid/sludge waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around North Tawton (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Farm | 121.38 ha | 1985 | Liquid / sludgeHouseholdCommercial |
| Land at Broadnymett Farm | 120.13 ha | — | Liquid / sludge |
| Winkleigh Tip | 4.07 ha | 1989 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Bridge Quarry | 0.81 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| East Langford Farm | 0.72 ha | 1993 | Inert |
| Bury Bridge Quarry | 0.48 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Stone Quarry | 0.48 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in North Tawton?
- 7 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of North Tawton town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in North Tawton?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.