Stokenham
Built-up area in South Hams, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 50.274, -3.679 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 80 42 |
| Population: | 362 |
| Dialling code: | 01548 (Kingsbridge) |
Stokenham is a compact village and parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England, set between rolling farmland and the salt-swept coastline of Start Bay. The parish looks out over the nature-rich Slapton Ley, a freshwater lagoon with important birdlife, and sits close to the long shingle beach of Slapton Sands, which forms part of the dramatic walking routes of the South West Coast Path.
Historically rural and maritime, the local economy still blends dairy and arable farming with fishing and a steady tourism trade in holiday cottages and nature visits; the area is also marked by wartime memory, as Slapton Sands was the site of the tragic 1944 Exercise Tiger rehearsal. The village retains a strong community feel with a church, pub and local events, and conservation groups and the National Trust help protect the distinctive coastal and ley landscapes.
Postcode districts covering Stokenham
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 20.5 miles33 km
- Torquay 16 miles25.8 km
- Paignton 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Newton Abbot 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Teignmouth 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Brixham 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Ivybridge 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Kingsteignton 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Dawlish 23.4 miles37.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Chillington Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Slapton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Allington & Strete Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Frogmore and Sherford Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- South Pool Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Charleton Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- West Charleton Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Chivelstone Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Strete Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- East Allington Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Kingsbridge Built-up area 4.2 miles6.7 km
- East Portlemouth Parish 4.2 miles6.8 km
Example postcodes in Stokenham
TQ7 2ST, TQ7 2SW, TQ7 2SF, TQ7 2SZ, TQ7 2SQ, TQ7 2SX, TQ7 2TB, TQ7 2TA, TQ7 2SH … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 33.8 miles54.5 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 59.2 miles95.2 km
- Totnes Railway Station 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Totnes Littlehempston Railway Station 11.4 miles18.4 km
Hotels near Stokenham Ad
- Bayards Cove Inn 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Stoke Lodge Hotel 3 5 miles8 km
- Harbour Beach Club & Hotel 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- South Sands Hotel 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Harbour Hotel Salcombe 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Dart Marina Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.7 km
- The Cottage Hotel 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Royal Castle Hotel 3 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Soar Mill Cove Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Thurlestone Hotel 4 8.1 miles13 km
Schools in Stokenham
- Stokenham Area Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Slapton Sands Beach 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Lannacombe Beach Beach 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Salcombe Harbour Harbour 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Gara Rock beach Beach 4.9 miles7.9 km
- South Milton Sands Beach 8 miles12.9 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Goodrington Sands Beach 11 miles17.7 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Plainmoor Stadium 15.5 miles25 km
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Babbacombe Beach Beach 16 miles25.7 km
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 16.1 miles25.9 km