| Coordinates: | 50.482, -3.778 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SX 73 66 |
| Population: | 3,631 |
| Dialling code: | 01364 (Ashburton) |
Buckfastleigh sits in the steep, wooded valley of the River Dart on the southern edge of Dartmoor, within the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. Its history is tied to riverside industry - former woollen and paper mills harnessed the Dart - and to Buckfast Abbey, the rebuilt medieval monastery whose Benedictine community has been an important cultural and economic presence since the 19th century.
Today the local economy leans on tourism and heritage: the volunteer-run South Devon Railway offers steam services to Totnes, while walkers, cyclists and birdwatchers use the town as a gateway to the moor. It remains a small, close-knit community with independent shops, pubs and regular local events that reflect both its industrial past and rural character.
Postcode districts covering Buckfastleigh
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Exeter 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Torquay 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Paignton 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Newton Abbot 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Exmouth 19.7 miles31.8 km
- Teignmouth 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Brixham 12.4 miles20 km
- Saltash 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Tavistock 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Ivybridge 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Kingsteignton 9.5 miles15.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Buckfastleigh Built-up area 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Buckfast Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Dean Prior Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- West Buckfastleigh Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Staverton Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Rattery Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Dartington & Staverton Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Ashburton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Ashburton & Buckfastleigh Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Woodland Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Holne Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Dartington Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Buckfastleigh
TQ11 0NY, TQ11 0EX, TQ11 0PA, TQ11 0BE, TQ11 0NF, TQ11 0AJ, TQ11 0BX, TQ11 0NR, TQ11 0DW … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 53.6 miles86.3 km
- Buckfastleigh Railway Station 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Staverton Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
Schools in Buckfastleigh
- Buckfastleigh Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast Primary
Local points of interest
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles14.2 km
- Goodrington Sands Beach 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Plainmoor Stadium 11.2 miles18 km
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Babbacombe Beach Beach 11.8 miles19 km
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Slapton Sands Beach 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 14.8 miles23.7 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 15.5 miles25 km
- South Milton Sands Beach 15.7 miles25.3 km