West Buckfastleigh

West Buckfastleigh is a small civil parish on the eastern border of Dartmoor in Devon, England. Situated within the parish are the village of Scorriton and the hamlets of Michelcombe and Combe.

West Buckfastleigh is a civil parish located at the eastern fringes of Dartmoor, and lies inside of the borders of the National Park. The majority of the parish is farmland. The parallel valleys of the Holy Brook and the River Mardle run through the parish.

It is crossed by the ancient track known as Abbots' Way.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Buckfastleigh 

West Buckfastleigh Parish Council:

http://scoriton.org/ 

Lockdown Necessities:

http://scoriton.org/ 

Weather:

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gbvr4jbfg (Buckfastleigh)

OpenStreetMap:

https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=West%20Buckfastleigh#map=14/50.4910/-3.8336 

Devon County Council Map Viewer

Information on Devon's environment has been mapped on our Environment Viewer. These maps give access to spatial (geographic) data for Devon on a wide range of topics.

http://map.devon.gov.uk/dccviewer/?bm=Aerial2015Onwards&layers=Ecology%20%2F%20Geology;-1&activeTab=Ecology %2f Geology&extent=265591;64551;275830;71225

Genuki:

GENUKI provides a virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland. It is a non-commercial service, maintained by a charitable trust and a group of volunteers.

https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/Buckfastleigh 

Tithe Map:

The tithe maps and apportionments are an important source of information about the history and topography of a parish. They provide details of land ownership and occupation, and the type of cultivation of the land, and are often the earliest complete maps of parishes. 

https://www.devon.gov.uk/historicenvironment/tithe-map/buckfastleigh/ 

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