Buckland Monachorum
Built-up area in West Devon, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 50.495, -4.132 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 48 68 |
| Population: | 779 |
| Dialling code: | 01822 (Tavistock) |
Buckland Monachorum is a small village and civil parish in West Devon, Devon, England, set beside the River Tavy on the southern fringe of Dartmoor and within easy reach of Plymouth and Tavistock. The landscape is a mix of rolling farmland, wooded river valleys and attractive stone cottages, making it popular with walkers and visitors exploring the national park and surrounding countryside.
Historically the name means "of the monks", reflecting former monastic ownership of the area, and the parish includes the famous Buckland Abbey, a National Trust site closely linked with Sir Francis Drake. Locally the economy combines agriculture with tourism and village services; community life centres on a parish church, local groups and the sort of amenities - pub, village hall and school - that keep a small rural community active.
Postcode districts covering Buckland Monachorum
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Paignton 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Newton Abbot 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Saltash 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Tavistock 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Ivybridge 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Kingsteignton 23.9 miles38.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Crapstone Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Horrabridge Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Yelverton Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Bere Alston Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Bere Ferrers Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Burrator Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Dousland Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Whitchurch Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Sampford Spiney Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Tavistock South West Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Tavistock South East Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Calstock Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Buckland Monachorum
PL20 7LG, PL20 7LX, PL20 7LZ, PL20 7NF, PL20 7NB, PL20 7NJ, PL20 7NA, PL20 7FH, PL20 7NH … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 35.6 miles57.2 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 38.2 miles61.4 km
- Bere Alston Railway Station 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Calstock Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
Hotels near Buckland Monachorum Ad
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- The Horn of Plenty 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Rockmount Rooms & Apartment 5 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Bedford Hotel 3 3.8 miles6.2 km
- The Craft House 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5 7.2 miles11.6 km
- China Fleet Country Club 4 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Future Inn Plymouth 3 5.6 miles9 km
- Fox on the Hoe 4 8.9 miles14.4 km
Schools in Buckland Monachorum
- St Andrew's C of E Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Home Park Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Antony Estate Estate 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Cattewater Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 18.7 miles30 km
- Brightley Priory Historic site 19.3 miles31.1 km