Drakewalls
village in Cornwall
Drakewalls is a small village in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. It is in Calstock parish, adjacent to Gunnislake between Callington and Tavistock.
Primary education is provided by Delaware Community Primary School (formerly known as Delaware County Primary School) (at 50.515144°N 4.225962°W / 50.515144; -4.225962). It educates children from the ages of 4 to 11. The majority of pupils move onto Callington Community College after Year 6.
Gunnislake railway station on the Tamar Valley Line is located in the village.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Drakewalls” is village in Cornwall. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Drakewalls, village and Cornwall, not as a finished interpretation.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 4, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5305665.
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