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Kingsbridge is a market town, situated at the northern end of the Kingsbridge Estuary in the South Hams area of southern Devon. The town formed around, and is named from, a bridge built around the 10th century between the royal estates of Alvington and Chillington. The Abbot of Buckfast was granted the right to hold a market in 1219. By 1238 the settlement had become a borough. By the 18th century, Kingsbridge had become a thriving inland port. The town centre retains many 18th and 19th century buildings. The Shambles was rebuilt in 1796 but retains its 16th century granite piers. Kingsbridge Town Hall (1850) is in the neoclassical style. St Edmunds' Church (C of E) dates from the 13th century. The 17th-century Old Grammar School is now a museum. While neighbouring Dodbrooke was itself a market town, the two were united into one parish and became the basis for Kingsbridge urban district in 1894. Dodbrooke is now usually considered a part of Kingsbridge. The town is within the council area of South Hams (Devon).

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Devon
Lat, Long: 50.283834,-3.7770156
Grid Reference: SX 7349 4416
Civil Parish: Kingsbridge CP
Council Area: South Hams CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon and Cornwall PA

GBPN ID: 24523
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Kingsbridge,_Devon_24523

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