| Coordinates: | 50.49, -3.823 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 70 67 |
| Dialling code: | 01364 (Ashburton) |
West Buckfastleigh is a small, mainly rural parish tucked into the rolling countryside of South Hams, on the southern edge of Devon in England. It sits close to the fringe of Dartmoor, with a patchwork of pasture, woodland and hedgerows giving way to hills and lanes, so it’s popular with walkers and people looking for a quiet country escape rather than a bustling high street.
Locally the community revolves around farming, small businesses and tourism linked to nearby attractions such as Buckfastleigh and Buckfast Abbey, and there’s a strong sense of rural continuity and history in the stone cottages and lanes. The parish’s character is one of modest, lived-in countryside rather than grand tourist development, with seasonal events and village life still shaping the social calendar.
Postcode districts covering West Buckfastleigh
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 14.1 miles
- Exeter 20.8 miles
- Torquay 13 miles
- Paignton 11.5 miles
- Newton Abbot 9.5 miles
- Exmouth 21.1 miles
- Teignmouth 14.9 miles
- Brixham 14.4 miles
- Saltash 18.5 miles
- Tavistock 14.7 miles
- Ivybridge 8.2 miles
- Kingsteignton 10.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Buckfast Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Holne Parish 2.1 miles
- Buckfastleigh Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Dean Prior Parish 2.2 miles
- Ashburton & Buckfastleigh Ward 3.6 miles
- Ashburton Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Rattery Parish 3.9 miles
- Buckland in the Moor Parish 4.2 miles
- South Brent Built-up area 4.4 miles
- Staverton Parish 4.4 miles
- Dartington & Staverton Ward 4.6 miles
- Widecombe in the Moor Parish 4.7 miles
Example postcodes in West Buckfastleigh
TQ11 0HS, TQ11 0JF, TQ11 0HQ, TQ11 0HW, TQ11 0HX, TQ11 0HJ, TQ11 0JD, TQ11 0HH, TQ11 0JN … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 24.6 miles
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 51.7 miles
- Buckfastleigh Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Staverton Railway Station 5.2 miles
Hotels near West Buckfastleigh Ad
- Northgate House 2 miles
- Dartmoor Lodge Hotel 2.8 miles
- The Moorland Hotel, Haytor, Devon 4 7.2 miles
- The Bull Inn 7.1 miles
- Ilsington Country House Hotel & Spa 4 6.9 miles
- Two Bridges Hotel 3 7.8 miles
- Royal Seven Stars Hotel 3 7.4 miles
- Dartington Hall Hotel 4 6.3 miles
- Welbeck Manor and Golf 3 9.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 2.1 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.8 miles
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles
- Goodrington Sands Beach 12.4 miles
- Plainmoor Stadium 13.2 miles
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 13.5 miles
- Babbacombe Beach Beach 13.8 miles
- Bantham Beach Beach 14.9 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 14.9 miles
- Cattewater Estate 15.5 miles
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles
- South Milton Sands Beach 16 miles