
Holbeton
Village in Devon, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[2] By 2011 it had increased to 619.[1]
Holbeton | |
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![]() All Saints Church, Holbeton | |
Location within Devon | |
Population | 619 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SX6150 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PLYMOUTH |
Postcode district | PL8 |
Dialling code | 01752 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
50.335°N 3.949°W / 50.335; -3.949 |
The southern boundary of the parish lies on the coast (at Bigbury Bay), and it is surrounded clockwise from the west by the parishes of Newton and Noss, Yealmpton, Ermington, Modbury, and on the opposite bank of the ria of the River Erme, Kingston.[3] The village, set back from the wooded shores of the river, is accessed by minor roads south of the A379 road, between the villages of Modbury and Yealmpton. Within the parish, north of the village, is the hamlet of Ford.