Churchstow
Parish in South Hams, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 50.301, -3.803 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 71 46 |
| Dialling code: | 01548 (Kingsbridge) |
Churchstow is a small rural parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England, set on rolling farmland a few miles inland from the South Devon coast and close to the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village is centred around a historic parish church and a scattering of slate‑roofed cottages and narrow lanes that reflect the area’s long agricultural past.
Locally the community remains rooted in farming, with dairying, smallholdings and a number of independent trades, and it supports amenities such as a pub, a village hall and small businesses including a village microbrewery. Churchstow is popular with walkers and visitors exploring the coast and countryside, and its social calendar of fetes and community events helps maintain a strong village identity.
Postcode districts covering Churchstow
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Torquay 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Paignton 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Newton Abbot 17.7 miles28.6 km
- Teignmouth 22 miles35.5 km
- Brixham 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Saltash 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Tavistock 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Ivybridge 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Kingsteignton 19.7 miles31.6 km
- Dawlish 24.5 miles39.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Loddiswell Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Aveton Gifford Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Kingsbridge Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Buckland-Tout-Saints Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- West Alvington Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- South Milton Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- West Charleton Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Woodleigh Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Thurlestone Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Salcombe & Thurlestone Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Bigbury Parish 3.3 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Churchstow
TQ7 3DQ, TQ7 4DA, TQ7 3FD, TQ7 3QW, TQ7 3QP, TQ7 4PE, TQ7 4NY, TQ7 3RD, TQ7 3JA … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 34.5 miles55.5 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 53.4 miles86 km
- Ivybridge Railway Station 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Totnes Railway Station 10.6 miles17 km
Hotels near Churchstow Ad
- The Cottage Hotel 3 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Burgh Island Hotel 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Thurlestone Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Harbour Beach Club & Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- South Sands Hotel 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Harbour Hotel Salcombe 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Soar Mill Cove Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The White Hart Hotel 5 miles8 km
- Plantation House Hotel 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Stoke Lodge Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.7 km
Local points of interest
- Bantham Beach Beach 3.7 miles6 km
- South Milton Sands Beach 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Salcombe Harbour Harbour 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Gara Rock beach Beach 6.2 miles10 km
- Slapton Sands Beach 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Lannacombe Beach Beach 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Goodrington Sands Beach 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Cattewater Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Home Park Stadium 16.5 miles26.5 km