Towns & cities · South West England
Kingswear
Kingswear — village in Devon, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kingswear · 0.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Kingswear is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,090 people. Address: TQ6. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Devon, UK". Coordinates: 50.3480°, -3.5730°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: South Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. Kingswear is noted for being the railway terminus for Dartmouth, a role continued to this day by the presence of the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway in the village. Two vehicle ferries and one pedestrian ferry provide links to Dartmouth. The village itself contains several small tourist-oriented shops and public houses, and is home to the Royal Dart Yacht Club. Kingswear Castle, a privately owned 15th century artillery tower, is situated on the outskirts. Kingswear also contains the Church of St Thomas, which is a member of the Anglican Diocese of Exeter and whose patron saint is Saint Thomas of Canterbury.
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Background
History
Kingswear is not mentioned in the Domesday Book. However, it is believed that the settlement of Kingston, in the civil parish about 1 mi to the east of the village, dates from the time of the Anglo-Saxons, with evidence of Stone Age settlers. The first documentary mention of Kingswear was c.1170 when William de Vinci gave the local church half of the land in the village. After the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170, Becket's tomb in Canterbury became a place of pilgrimage. Pilgrims travelling by sea from further west, and from Brittany, were known to use Kingswear as a landing place. The current church was built, and dedicated to St Thomas, as a staging point on the pilgrim route. The church…
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- Coordinates
- 50.3480, -3.5730
- County
- Devon
- District
- South Hams
- Parish
- Kingswear
- Postcode
- TQ6
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Devon
- Population
- 1,090
- Nearest railway station
- Kingswear — 0.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1018137 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kingswear (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Approaching Kingswear slipway - geograph.org.uk - 1336392.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kingswear?
- Kingswear is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TQ6), in the parish of Kingswear.
- Is Kingswear a protected site?
- Yes — Kingswear is part of the South Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Kingswear free to visit?
- Yes, Kingswear is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kingswear?
- The nearest railway station is Kingswear, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TQ6.