Devon Travel Guide - Towns and Villages Gazetteer

Branscombe is a village of cob and stone cottages a short distance from the sea. Branscombe boasts the only thatched working forge in the country. Many of the properties in the village are operated by the National Trust and maintain their traditional appearance. There is the forge, a mill, a bakery/tea shop, and a lovely walk to a nearby beach.
Branscombe, Devon, England

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Rumoured to be the largest village in England, Braunton is famous for the stretch of sand dunes known as Braunton Burrows. The village is named for the Celtic St Brannock, or Brannoc, who came here in the 6th century.
Braunton, Devon, England

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Brixham is a pleasant fishing town on Tor Bay, looking across to Torquay. William of Orange, soon to become William III of England, landed at Brixton in 1688 on his way to London and his coronation.
Brixham, Devon, England

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century St Mary's church

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Brixton is an attractive village in south Devon, near Plymouth, that bills itself as the Gateway to the South Hams. Three miles away is the stately home of Saltram House. The parish church of St Mary is primarily 15th century, with some older work.
Brixton, Devon, England

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Buckfastleigh is a pleasant old market town on the southeastern edge of Dartmoor National Park. A peculiar mausoleum in the churchyard is the burial place of Richard Cabell (d 1677) rumoured by locals to be in league with the devil. The tales about Cabell inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'.
Buckfastleigh, Dartmoor, Devon, England

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Buckland in the Moor is a very attractive Dartmoor village. The parish church at Buckland is famous for its unusual clock face. The clock does not have numbers to indicate the hours, but letters which spell out the words 'My Dear Mother'. Above the village on Buckland Beacon are the Ten Commandment Stones, two large tablets inscribed with the words of the Ten Commandments.
Buckland in the Moor, Dartmoor, Devon, England, TQ13 7HN

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Heritage Highlight: St Peter's church and its 14th-century screen

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Buckland Monachorum is a very attractive village near Yelverton, on the western edge of Dartmoor. The village is famous for its association with Sir Francis Drake, who lived at Buckland Abbey just outside the village. Drake's pew is within the church, with a carving of his ship, the Golden Hind, incised in the side panel. In the village is Garden House, an 8-acre modern garden that has been called 'The best in Britain'.
Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England

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Heritage Highlight: Look for Sir Francis Drake's family pew in the church

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A seaside town in south Devon, Budleigh Salterton was once a fashionable resort, known as much for its lovely beaches as the striking red colour of the cliffs that rise above them. A few miles away are Bicton Park Gardens and the intriguing historic house at A la Ronde.
Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England

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One of the original stannary towns of Devon, Chagford lies in a wooded area in the middle of Dartmoor National Park. The town grew up around a ford across the River Teign. The town name comes from the words for gorse and a river ford, so Chagford might translate as the ford where gorse grows.
Chagford, Dartmoor, Devon, England

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The fishing village of Clovelly is built on a steep slope - so steep that for many years the only way to access the village was by using donkeys to climb the cobbled streets. Nowadays the donkeys are for show, but there is no vehicular access. Instead, you have to walk down the twisting cobbled lanes past whitewashed cottages to reach the pretty harbour. Clovelly can be busy in the summer months but it remains an utterly charming place to visit, in a superb coastal setting.
Clovelly, Devon, England

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