Abbotsham

thumb|School room and teacher's residence. Abbotsham (pronounced abbot-sham or abbots-ham, locally debated) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. In 2001 its population was 434 increasing at the 2011 census to 489.

==Amenities== Abbotsham no longer has a Post Office and General Store but remains a vibrant community. There is a primary school, a Pre-School, a church a Chapel and a pub. There is also a village hall where a large range of activities take place. One bus service serves Abbotsham; the Stagecoach 319 from Barnstaple to Hartland. From May to October 2007, Stagecoach Devon ran a commercial service, the 21B, from Barnstaple to Westward Ho! via Abbotsham. However, this service was later withdrawn. The Big Sheep amusement farm park is located in Abbotsham.