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Marldon

Marldon is a village in the South Hams in Devon, United Kingdom, to the north-west of Paignton. It is the most northeasterly Civil Parish in the South Hams and includes the village of Compton with Compton Castle. Beacon Hill transmitting station is on the highest point in the parish. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2123.

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Place details

Locality: South Hams
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 1,838
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.postcode_area: TQ
UK place.official_name: Marldon
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.static_image_name: Marldon.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: The old part of Marldon
UK place.population: 2,123
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.os_grid_reference: SX868633
UK place.post_town: PAIGNTON
UK place.postcode_district: TQ3
UK place.dial_code: 01803
UK place.constituency_westminster

Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: South Hams
Population: +2123
Official website: www.webmanager.org.uk/marldon
Image: Marldon.jpg

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History
Amenities
Notable residents
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==History== Church records date back to 1598. The parish was in the Haytor Hundred. Marldon was a small village until the 1960s when major residential development took place.