Towns & cities · South West England
Holbeton
Holbeton — village and civil parish in Devon, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ivybridge · 7.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Holbeton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 579 people. Address: PL8. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Devon, UK". Coordinates: 50.3350°, -3.9490°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Erme Estuary SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: South Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. 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. 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.
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Background
History
To the east of the village is an Iron Age enclosure or hill fort known as Holbury. Historically the parish formed part of Ermington Hundred and it contains several historic estates. Flete House is situated in a large park and was formerly the seat of Baron Mildmay of Flete. The house was remodelled in the Gothic style in 1835, and the front is all of this date, but the architect Norman Shaw extensively remodelled the building from 1878 onwards. During World War II it was used as a maternity home, and Dave Hill of pop group Slade was born there in 1946. As of 2004 it was being used as apartments for the elderly. The mansion house was built by John Pollexfen circa 1710-20. In 1872 it was…
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- Coordinates
- 50.3350, -3.9490
- County
- Devon
- District
- South Hams
- Parish
- Holbeton
- Postcode
- PL8
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Devon
- Population
- 579
- Nearest railway station
- Ivybridge — 7.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1815642 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Holbeton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Holbeton, All Saints.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Holbeton?
- Holbeton is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL8), in the parish of Holbeton.
- Is Holbeton a protected site?
- Yes — Holbeton is part of the Erme Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the South Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Holbeton free to visit?
- Yes, Holbeton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Holbeton?
- The nearest railway station is Ivybridge, about 7.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL8.