Buckland Monachorum
Parish in West Devon, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 50.488, -4.116 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 49 67 |
| Population: | 779 |
| Dialling code: | 01822 (Tavistock) |
Buckland Monachorum is a small village and civil parish in West Devon, Devon, England, set in gently rolling countryside on the southern fringes of Dartmoor. The settlement overlooks wooded valley country around the River Tavy, with a mix of farmland, ancient hedgerows and popular walking and cycling routes that make it a quiet base for country pursuits and short trips into the moor or nearby towns.
The parish is best known for Buckland Abbey, the National Trust house formerly associated with Sir Francis Drake, and a medieval church and village core that hint at a long local history tied to monastic landholding. Today the economy is largely rural - farming, small businesses and tourism - with many residents commuting to larger centres such as Plymouth and Tavistock, while a lively village life centres on the church, pub and community events.
Postcode districts covering Buckland Monachorum
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Paignton 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Newton Abbot 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Saltash 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Tavistock 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Ivybridge 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Kingsteignton 23.4 miles37.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Crapstone Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Buckland Monachorum Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Yelverton Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Horrabridge Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Dousland Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Burrator Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Meavy Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Bere Ferrers Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Walkhampton Parish 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Sampford Spiney Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Bere Alston Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Whitchurch Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Buckland Monachorum
PL20 7NP, PL20 6BY, PL20 7LL, PL20 6HP, PL20 6DG, PL20 7PP, PL20 7UE, PL20 6HY, PL20 6HX … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 35.2 miles56.7 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 38.8 miles62.4 km
- Bere Alston Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Bere Ferrers Railway Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
Hotels near Buckland Monachorum Ad
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 4.3 miles7 km
- The Horn of Plenty 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Rockmount Rooms & Apartment 5 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Craft House 4 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Future Inn Plymouth 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- China Fleet Country Club 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Bedford Hotel 3 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Fox on the Hoe 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
Schools in Buckland Monachorum
- St Andrew's C of E Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Home Park Stadium 7 miles11.3 km
- Cattewater Estate 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Antony Estate Estate 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 9.9 miles16 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 15 miles24.1 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 17.9 miles28.8 km
- South Milton Sands Beach 19.4 miles31.3 km