Scorriton

Scoriton is a small village in the county of Devon, England, and the main centre of habitation of the parish of West Buckfastleigh.[1]

Description

The Tradesman's Arms.

The village is close to the town of Buckfastleigh and is situated just inside the boundaries of Dartmoor National Park.

The village consists largely of stone-built cottages, but there are also about 20 council houses, a farmhouse, and a popular inn, called The Tradesman's Arms.[2] Faced with the closure of the inn in 2008, four regulars decided to buy the property and reopen it.[3] The inn is still open as of November 2015.

Transportation

Bus line 672 of Country Bus Devon calls at The Tradesman's Arms twice every Thursday (except for public holidays): once at 10:11 towards Buckfastleigh, Ashburton, Seale, and Newton Abbot, and once at 14:15 towards Holne, Poundsgate, Ponsworthy, Widecombe, and Buckland-in-the-Moor.[4]

Twinning

The village is twinned with the commune of Fontaine-Henry, Calvados, France.[5]

References

  1. ↑ BBC. "West Buckfastleigh Parish". Domesday Reloaded. Retrieved 30 - 11 - 2015.
  2. ↑ BBC. "Housing in W. Buckfastleigh". Domesday Reloaded. Retrieved 30 - 11 - 2015.
  3. ↑ BBC. "Drinking pals buy closed-down pub". 18 November 2008. Retrieved 30 - 11 - 1995.
  4. ↑ Country Bus Devon. "672: Buckland-in-the-Moor — Newton Abbot via Widecombe". Retrieved 30 - 11 - 2015.
  5. ↑ BBC. "W. Buckfastleigh Recreation". Domesday Reloaded. Retrieved 30 - 11 - 2015.

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Coordinates: 50°30′07″N 3°49′44″W / 50.502°N 3.829°W / 50.502; -3.829


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