Sparkwell
Parish in South Hams, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 50.395, -4.02 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 56 57 |
| Dialling code: | 01752 (Plymouth) |
Sparkwell is a small rural parish set in the rolling countryside of South Hams, Devon, England, a short drive north‑east of Plymouth and on the fringes of Dartmoor. The landscape is typical Devon: hedged fields, pockets of ancient woodland and a compact village core of stone cottages and a parish church that give it a distinctly agricultural and historic feel.
Locally the economy mixes farming and small local businesses with many residents commuting into Plymouth, while the nearby tungsten and tin workings at Hemerdon have added an industrial chapter to the parish’s past and present. Social life centres on the village hall, pub and community groups, and the area attracts walkers and country visitors who come for quiet lanes, local character and easy access to the wider South Hams and Dartmoor countryside.
Postcode districts covering Sparkwell
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 3.7 miles
- Torquay 22.6 miles
- Paignton 20 miles
- Newton Abbot 20.1 miles
- Brixham 21.4 miles
- Saltash 9.1 miles
- Tavistock 11.7 miles
- Ivybridge 4.4 miles
- Kingsteignton 21.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Plympton Chaddlewood Ward 0.8 miles
- Plympton St. Mary Ward 1.6 miles
- Plympton Erle Ward 1.7 miles
- Sherford Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Bickleigh & Cornwood Ward 2.6 miles
- Newton & Yealmpton Ward 2.7 miles
- Lee Mill Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Cornwood Parish 3.1 miles
- Brixton Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Plymstock Dunstone Ward 3.4 miles
- Shaugh Prior Parish 3.5 miles
- Yealmpton Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Sparkwell
PL7 5AU, PL7 5DT, PL7 5FN, PL21 9GT, PL7 5FR, PL7 5AZ, PL21 9ED, PL7 5AX, PL7 5DG … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 35.5 miles
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 43 miles
- Marsh Mills 2.9 miles
- Ivybridge Railway Station 5.1 miles
Hotels in Sparkwell Ad
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5
- St Elizabeth s House 4
- Elfordleigh Hotel Golf Country Club 3
- Welbeck Manor and Golf 4
- The George Inn Plympton
- Welbeck Manor 3
Schools in Sparkwell
- Sparkwell All Saints Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cattewater Estate 4.7 miles
- Home Park Stadium 5.8 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 5.8 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 6.3 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 7.8 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 9.1 miles
- Bantham Beach Beach 10.2 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 11.6 miles
- South Milton Sands Beach 11.8 miles
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles
- Hingston Down Hill 13.1 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.3 miles