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Dartmouth
town in Devon, England
Totnes
Totnes ( or ) is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England. It is about west of Paignton, about west-southwest of Torquay and about east-northeast of Plymouth, adjacent to the South Devon National Landscape. It is the administrative centre of the South Hams District Council. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 8,241.
Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge is a market town in the South Hams district of Devon, England, with a population of 6,116 at the 2011 census. Two electoral wards bear the name of Kingsbridge (East & North). Their combined population at the above census was 4,381. It is situated at the northern end of the Kingsbridge Estuary, a ria that extends to the sea south of the town. It is the third largest settlement in the South Hams and is southwest of Torquay and southeast of Plymouth.
Salcombe
Salcombe is a resort town in the South Hams district of Devon, in south west England. The town is close to the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary, mostly built on the steep west side of the estuary. It lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The town's extensive waterfront and the naturally sheltered harbour formed by the estuary gave rise to its success as a boat and shipbuilding and sailing port and, in modern times, tourism especially in the form of pleasure boats and yachting. The town is also home to a traditional shellfish fishing industry. The town is part o
Ivybridge
Ivybridge is a town and civil parish in the South Hams, in Devon, England. It lies about east of Plymouth. It is at the southern extremity of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales and lies along the A38 "Devon Expressway" road. There are two electoral wards in Ivybridge East and Ivybridge West with a total population of 11,851.
Modbury
Modbury is a Town, ecclesiastical parish, civil parish and former manor in the South Hams district of the county of Devon in England."market town", as from at least 1199 the lord of the manor has held the right to hold a regular market. The town is situated on the A379 road, which links it to Plymouth and Kingsbridge. The current parish population is approximately 1,500.
Malborough
thumb|upright|All Saints' Church, Malborough Malborough is a village and civil parish in the South Hams region of Devon. The village is located on the A381 between Kingsbridge and Salcombe, and is a popular village for tourists, with many holiday homes located around the village. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 1,144, which was slightly more than the 971 recorded at the 2011 census.
Brixton
village and civil parish in Devon, England
Kingswear
Kingswear is a village and civil parish in the South Hams area of the English county of Devon. The village is located on the east bank of the tidal River Dart, close to the river's mouth and opposite the small town of Dartmouth. It lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and has a population of 1,332, reducing to 1,217 at the 2011 census.
South Brent
village and civil parish in South Hams, Devon, UK
Shaugh Prior
village and civil parish in Devon, UK
Cornwood
Cornwood is a village and civil parish in the South Hams in Devon, England. The parish has a population of 988. The village is part of the electoral ward called Cornwood and Sparkwell. The ward population at the 2011 census was 2,321.
Dittisham
Dittisham is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of the English county Devon. It is situated on the west bank of the tidal River Dart, upstream of Dartmouth.
Dartington
Dartington is a village in Devon, England. Its population is 876. The electoral ward of Dartington includes the surrounding area and had a population of 1,753 at the 2011 census. It is located to the west of the River Dart, south of Dartington Hall and approximately two miles (3 km) north-west of Totnes. Dartington is home to an obsolete cider press (now the centrepiece of a shopping centre named after it), the Cott Inn, a public house dating from 1320, and Dartington Hall.
Harberton
Harberton is a village, civil parish and former manor 3 miles south west of Totnes, in the South Hams District of Devon, England. The parish includes the village of Harbertonford situated on the main A381 road. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,285. The village is a major part of the electoral ward of Avon and Harbourne. At the 2011 census the ward population was 2,217.
Marldon
Marldon is a village in the South Hams in Devon, United Kingdom, to the north-west of Paignton. It is the most northeasterly Civil Parish in the South Hams and includes the village of Compton with Compton Castle. Beacon Hill transmitting station is on the highest point in the parish. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2123.
Holne
Holne is a village and civil parish on the southeastern slopes of Dartmoor in Devon, England. A community has existed here since at least the 11th century, and today a population of around 250 people is served by a church and a public house, the Church House Inn.
Yealmpton
Yealmpton () is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is located in the South Hams on the A379 Plymouth to Kingsbridge road and is about from Plymouth. Its name derives from the River Yealm that flows through the village. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,923, falling to 1,677 at the 2011 census. There is an electoral ward of the same name. The population of this ward in 2011 was 2,049.
Stoke Gabriel
village and civil parish in Devon, England, UK
Berry Pomeroy
village in Devon, England, UK
Stoke Fleming
village and civil parish in Devon, United Kingdom
Thurlestone
thumb|Thurlestone by A. R. Quinton, c. 1920 Thurlestone is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district in south Devon, England. The village is about west of Kingsbridge. There is an electoral ward in the same name. The population at the 2011 Census was 1,886.
Loddiswell
Loddiswell is a parish and village in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It lies on the west side of the River Avon or Aune and is three miles NNW from Kingsbridge. There is evidence of occupation going back to Roman times. The village's most famous son and benefactor was Richard Peek (1782-1867), a tea merchant who retired here after being one of the Sheriffs of London. The name Loddiswell is a corruption of Saint Loda's well, named after one of the many saints that occurred all over the westcountry, especially in Cornwall.
Holbeton
Holbeton is a civil parish and village located 9 miles south east of Plymouth in the South Hams district of Devon, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 579, down from 850 in 1901. By 2011 it had increased to 619.
Ashprington
Ashprington is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. The village is not far from the River Dart, but high above it, and is about three miles south of Totnes. There is a local pub, hotel and phonebox. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Bow, Painsford and Tuckenhay. Sharpham House is also within the parish and includes Sharpham Vineyard which produces good quality wines. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 428.
Harford
hamlet and civil parish in South Hams, Devon, England
North Huish
village and civil parish in South Hams, Devon, England
South Milton
village and civil parish in South Hams, Devon, England
Slapton
village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England, UK
Strete
Strete is a coastal village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England, on the coast of Start Bay, within the South Devon National Landscape.
Aveton Gifford
village in Devon, UK
Kingston
village and civil parish in Devon, UK
South Huish
village and civil parish in South Hams, Devon, England
Staverton
village and civil parish in Devon, UK
Sparkwell
Sparkwell is a small village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon. Historically it was part of Haytor Hundred. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1425.
Ugborough
Ugborough () is a village and civil parish in South Hams in the English county of Devon. It lies south of Dartmoor, from the A38 road, near to the town of Ivybridge.
Chivelstone
thumb|right|250px|Housing in East Prawle Chivelstone is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. The parish contains the villages of East Prawle and South Allington as well as the hamlets of Ford and Lannacombe. The population of the parish taken at the 2011 census was 280.
Dean Prior
village in Devon, England, UK
Stokenham
Stokenham () is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,895. right|thumb|Stokenham, Devon.
Blackawton
thumb|Parish church of St Michael
East Allington
village in Devon, England, UK
Woodleigh
village and civil parish in Devon, England
East Portlemouth
village in Devon, England, UK
Wembury
Wembury is a village on the south coast of Devon, England, very close to Plymouth Sound. Wembury is located south of Plymouth. Wembury is also the name of the peninsula in which the village is situated. The village lies in the administrative district of the South Hams within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The South West Coast Path goes past the coastal end of the town. The National Trust has taken an active role in maintaining the scenic and historic characteristics of the village and its surrounding area
West Alvington
village in Devon, England, UK
Littlehempston
Littlehempston is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England consisting of 83 households, with a population of 207 in the parish. It has also been called Little Hempston and Hempston Arundel.
Churchstow
Churchstow is a village and civil parish situated on the A379 road in the South Hams district in south Devon, England. It is situated north-west of Kingsbridge and south-east of Plymouth. The parish had a population of 465 in 2011, according to the 2011 UK Census.
Ringmore
thumb|250px|The Journey's End inn thumb|upright|Parish Church of All Hallows Ringmore is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district, on the coast of Devon, England. The population taken at the 2011 census was 208.
Cornworthy
Cornworthy is a village and civil parish in the South Hams, Devon, England. In 2021 the parish had a population of 368.
Ermington
village and civil parish in Devon, England, UK
Buckland-Tout-Saints
Buckland-Tout-Saints is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 178, up from a population of only 37 in 1901. The parish also includes the hamlets of Bearscombe, Goveton and Ledstone. The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Woodleigh, East Allington, Frogmore and Sherford, Kingsbridge, Churchstow, and a short boundary with Loddiswell.
Bigbury
Bigbury is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 582, compared to 260 in 1901, and decreasing to 500 in 2011. The southern side of the parish lies on the coast, and it is surrounded clockwise from the west by the parishes of Ringmore, Modbury, Aveton Gifford, and on the opposite bank of the estuary of the River Avon, Thurlestone. Road access to the parish is via the A379 and the B3392. The parish council meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm in Bigbury Memorial Hall (excluding August
Diptford
Diptford is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. It is perched on a hill overlooking the River Avon. The name is believed to come from "deep ford", referring to the local site of a river crossing. In 2021 the parish had a population of 612. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the settlements in the Hundred of Diptford.
Newton and Noss
civil parish in South Hams, Devon, England
Charleton
Charleton is a civil parish in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2001 its population was 511. The parish forms part of the Saltstone electoral ward. At the 2011 census the ward had a population of 1,529.
Bickleigh
village on the southern edge of Dartmoor in South Hams, Devon, England, UK
Rattery
Rattery is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England, a few miles from the towns of Buckfastleigh and Ashburton . The name has been suggested as a variant of Red Tree but is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ratreu. In 2001 the parish had a population of 458.
South Pool
village and civil parish in Devon, England, UK
West Buckfastleigh
civil parish in Devon, England, UK
Halwell and Moreleigh
civil parish in South Hams, Devon, England