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Blackawton

Built-up area in South Hams, Devon, England

Coordinates:50.352, -3.675
OS grid ref:SX 80 51
Dialling code: 01548 (Kingsbridge)
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Blackawton is a small, pretty village tucked into the rolling countryside of the South Hams in Devon, England. It sits within the patchwork of pasture, hedgerows and minor lanes that characterises the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, close enough to the coast for sea air to be part of local life but otherwise very much rural in feel, with stone cottages, lanes and a village church anchoring the place.

Despite its size, Blackawton has a lively community spirit: a village school, hall and local events help bind residents together, and the area’s economy leans on farming, small-scale tourism and people who commute to nearby towns. The village gained wider attention after pupils at the primary school took part in a notable scientific study into bee cognition, a reminder that even small communities can make an outsized cultural and scientific contribution. Historic buildings and farmsteads hint at a long local past while everyday village life remains quietly contemporary.

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Transport links

  • Exeter International Airport 28.8 miles46.4 km
  • Newquay Cornwall Airport 58.5 miles94.1 km
  • Totnes Railway Station 5.8 miles9.4 km
  • Totnes Littlehempston Railway Station 6.1 miles9.8 km

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Schools in Blackawton

  • Blackawton Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Slapton Sands Beach 4.7 miles7.6 km
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 6.5 miles10.5 km
  • Salcombe Harbour Harbour 8.8 miles14.1 km
  • Lannacombe Beach Beach 8.9 miles14.4 km
  • Gara Rock beach Beach 9.8 miles15.8 km
  • South Milton Sands Beach 10.3 miles16.6 km
  • Bantham Beach Beach 10.4 miles16.7 km
  • Buckfast Abbey Historic site 10.7 miles17.2 km
  • Plainmoor Stadium 10.9 miles17.5 km
  • Babbacombe Beach Beach 11.4 miles18.4 km
  • Oddicombe Beach Beach 11.5 miles18.4 km
  • Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles21.5 km