Buckfastleigh

Buckfastleigh is a market town and civil parish in Devon, England situated beside the Devon Expressway (A38) at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park. It is part of Teignbridge and, for ecclesiastical purposes, lies within the Totnes Deanery. It is 18 miles (29 km) east-northeast of Plymouth, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Exeter and has a population of 3,661. It is a centre of tourism and is home to Buckfast Abbey, the South Devon Railway, the Buckfastleigh Butterfly Farm and Otter Sanctuary, the Tomb of Squire Richard Cabell and The Valiant Soldier.

Buckfastleigh
Hamlyn House
Buckfastleigh
Location within Devon
Population3,326 (2011)
OS grid referenceSX7366
Civil parish
  • Buckfastleigh
District
  • Teignbridge
Shire county
Region
  • South West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBUCKFASTLEIGH
Postcode districtTQ11
Dialling code01364
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

With 13 letters, Buckfastleigh is one of the longest place names in England with no repeated letters, tied with Buslingthorpe, Leeds and Buslingthorpe, Lincolnshire, but exceeded by Bricklehampton in Worcestershire with 14 letters.

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