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Abbotsham
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Also known as Abbotsham, Devon, Abbotsham (civil parish), Devon

thumb|School room and teacher's residence. Abbotsham (pronounced abbot-sham or abbots-ham, locally debated) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. In 2001 its population was 434 increasing at the 2011 census to 489.

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Place details

Locality
Torridge
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.region
South West England
UK place.static_image_name
Abbotsham Church - geograph.org.uk - 814414.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Abbotsham church
UK place.population
489
UK place.os_grid_reference
SS4226
UK place.post_town
BIDEFORD
UK place.postcode_area
EX
UK place.postcode_district
EX39
UK place.shire_district
Torridge
UK place.shire_county
Devon

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
village
Located in
Torridge
Population
489
Image
Abbotsham Church - geograph.org.uk - 814414.jpg
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Commons category
Abbotsham
OS grid reference
SS4219826612
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Amenities
  • History
  • School
  • People
  • Railway station
  • Abbotsham Court and racecourse
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|School room and teacher's residence. Abbotsham (pronounced abbot-sham or abbots-ham, locally debated) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. In 2001 its population was 434 increasing at the 2011 census to 489.

==Amenities== Abbotsham no longer has a Post Office and General Store but remains a vibrant community. There is a primary school, a Pre-School, a church a Chapel and a pub. There is also a village hall where a large range of activities take place. One bus service serves Abbotsham; the Stagecoach 319 from Barnstaple to Hartland. From May to October 2007, Stagecoach Devon ran a commercial service, the 21B, from Barnstaple to Westward Ho! via Abbotsham. However, this service was later withdrawn. The Big Sheep amusement farm park is located in Abbotsham.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abbotsham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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