South Pool
| South Pool | |
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 Parish Church of St Nicholas and St Cyriacus, South Pool | |
  South Pool Location withinDevon | |
| Population | 137 (2021 census) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
South Poolis a village, parish and formermanorinSouth Hams,Devon,England. It is situated 3 1/2 miles south-east of the town ofKingsbridgeand 2 1/2 miles north-east ofSalcombe.It is administered by theSouth Hamslocal authority. Historically it formed part of Coleridge Hundred. It falls within Woodleigh Deanery[1]for ecclesiastical purposes. The village is in an area of outstanding natural beauty at the head of South Pool creek.
Population
[edit]Thepopulationwas 412 in 1801 and 296 in 1901.[2][citation needed]Population of 137 in 2021. In 1641/2 96 adult males signed the Protestation returns.[citation needed]
Village
[edit]The parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas and St Cyriac. Thepublic houseis called The Millbrook Inn.
Transport
[edit]The nearest transport links are at Frogmore (service 3 between Plymouth and Dartmouth), Kingsbridge (service 164 to Totnes, service 606 to Salcolmbe) and Totnes (train services to/from London Paddington/Plymouth/Penzance/Bristol/Birmingham and the north). Kingsbridge is the nearest town and has a wide selection of shops, including two supermarkets (Morrisons and Tesco).
Local places of interest
[edit]Local places of interest areDartmouth,Salcombe harbour and the creeks towards Kingsbridge and South Pool, the coast path between Bolt Tail, Bolt Head, Prawle Point, Start Point. Salcombe is renowned for sailing, racing taking place regularly, plus a summer regatta. There are many pleasant beaches along this section of the coast path. Slapton Lea near Torcross is a nature reserve.
Southpool was rated as among the "20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland" byCondé Nast Travelerin 2020.[3]
Historic estates
[edit]The parish contains various historic estates including:
- Scoble(anciently Scobbahull), about 1 mile west of the village, anciently the seat of the de Scobbahull (aliasScobhill, Scobhul, Scobbhull, etc.,) family,[4]whose heir was the Speccot family, ofSpeccotin the parish of Merton, Devon.
Notable people
[edit]- Leonard DarrMP. Resident from 1602 until his death in March 1615.[5]
References
[edit]- ^The Deaneries are used to arrange the typescript Church Notes of B.F.Cresswell which are held in the Westcountry Studies Library.
- ^Figures for other years are available on the local studies website
- ^"THE 20 MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN THE UK AND IRELAND, 20 October 2020".Retrieved14 March2021.
- ^Pole, Sir William(d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon,Sir John-William de la Pole(ed.), London, 1791, p.289
- ^"DARR, Leonard (c.1554-1615), of Totnes afterwards of South Pool, Devon. - History of Parliament Online".www.historyofparliamentonline.org.Retrieved13 June2021.