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 miles6 km
- Torquay 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Paignton 20 miles32.3 km
- Newton Abbot 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Brixham 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Saltash 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Tavistock 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Ivybridge 4.4 miles7 km
- Kingsteignton 21.7 miles34.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Plympton Chaddlewood Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Plympton St. Mary Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Plympton Erle Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Sherford Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Bickleigh & Cornwood Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Newton & Yealmpton Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Lee Mill Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Cornwood Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Brixton Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Plymstock Dunstone Ward 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Shaugh Prior Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Yealmpton Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Sparkwell
PL7 5AR, PL7 5BS, PL7 5FR, PL7 5BL, PL7 5FH, PL7 5ED, PL21 9FH, PL7 5BZ, PL7 5AS … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 35.5 miles57.1 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 43 miles69.3 km
- Marsh Mills 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Ivybridge Railway Station 5.1 miles8.2 km
Hotels in Sparkwell Ad
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5
- Elfordleigh 3
- Welbeck Manor and Golf 3
- Smithaleigh Farm Rooms and Apartments
Schools in Sparkwell
- Sparkwell All Saints Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cattewater Estate 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Home Park Stadium 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Antony Estate Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 11.6 miles18.6 km
- South Milton Sands Beach 11.8 miles19 km
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Hingston Down Hill 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.3 miles21.4 km