Blackawton

Blackawton

Blackawton

Village in Devon, England

Blackawton is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 647. Blackawton is a major part of the West Dart electoral ward. The ward's population at the 2011 census was 1,946.[1] The village is about six miles west of Dartmouth.

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Parish church of St Michael

The church is 15th-century, with a Norman baptismal font and a well-preserved rood screen.

Blackawton has hosted an annual worm charming competition since 1980[citation needed].

There is one pub in Blackawton, The George Inn. A second pub, The Normandy Arms, has since closed.[2]

The village runs its own village shop and post office, all run by volunteers.

In 2010 a study of bumblebee behaviour by pupils from Blackawton Primary School was accepted for publication in the Royal Society's Biology Letters journal.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "West Dart ward 2011". Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Normandy Arms". Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Primary school bee project published by Royal Society". BBC Online. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  4. [4]
    Blackawton Primary School; et al. (22 December 2010). "Blackawton bees — Biology Letters". Biology Letters. 7 (2). Royal Society: 168–172. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.1056. PMC 3061190. PMID 21177694. Retrieved 22 December 2010.


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