Buckfastleigh
| Buckfastleigh | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| status | Market town | ||
| region | South west | ||
| Administration County | Devon | ||
| Administrative headquarters | Newton Abbot | ||
| Constituency | Totnes | ||
| prefix | 01364 | ||
| surface | km² | ||
| population | 3,661 | ||
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Buckfastleigh is a municipality in the district of Teignbridge in the county of Devon , England , on the edge of Dartmoor National Park . It is known for its Buckfast Abbey , which was rebuilt in the Norman and early Gothic style in the early 20th century as the starting point for the South Devon Railway , a butterfly farm and an otter reserve.
history
The economic importance of the place was based on the grain, paper and wool mills, which were mainly driven by the River Dart with its water power. The medieval origin can still be seen in the street plan; most of the buildings date from the 18th to 20th centuries.
Main road
Buckfast Abbey
South Devon Railway
Individual evidence
- ↑ Office for National Statistics: Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Teignbridge ( Memento of May 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved January 27, 2010