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
PL21 9DY, PL7 5FP, PL7 5DQ, PL7 5BE, PL7 5AZ, PL7 5HJ, PL7 5BL, PL7 5FE, PL7 5DP … 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
- Welbeck Manor and Golf 3
- Elfordleigh 3
- Smithaleigh Farm Rooms and Apartments
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