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Bigbury
Sign in to saveBigbury is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 582, compared to 260 in 1901, and decreasing to 500 in 2011. The southern side of the parish lies on the coast, and it is surrounded clockwise from the west by the parishes of Ringmore, Modbury, Aveton Gifford, and on the opposite bank of the estuary of the River Avon, Thurlestone. Road access to the parish is via the A379 and the B3392. The parish council meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm in Bigbury Memorial Hall (excluding August
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Place details
- Locality
- South Hams
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Bigbury
- UK place.civil_parish
- Bigbury
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.shire_district
- South Hams
- UK place.shire_county
- Devon
- UK place.hide_services
- Yes
- UK place.population
- 582
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 census)
- UK place.static_image
- The Royal Oak Inn, Bigbury.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Royal Oak Inn
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 500
- Image
- The Royal Oak Inn, Bigbury.jpg
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Bigbury is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 582, compared to 260 in 1901, and decreasing to 500 in 2011. The southern side of the parish lies on the coast, and it is surrounded clockwise from the west by the parishes of Ringmore, Modbury, Aveton Gifford, and on the opposite bank of the estuary of the River Avon, Thurlestone. Road access to the parish is via the A379 and the B3392. The parish council meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm in Bigbury Memorial Hall (excluding August & January).
The village of Bigbury has a and is near the coastal village of Bigbury-on-Sea, just offshore of which is Burgh Island. The parish also includes the eastern part of the small bay and beach at Challaborough.
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