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Buckfastleigh, par. and vil. with ry. sta., S. Devon, 5½ miles NW. of Totnes, 5928 ac., pop. 2802; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Friday; has mfrs. of blankets and serges; contains Buckfastleigh Abbey, a stately Tudor mansion, near the ruins of the old abbey.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Buckfastleigh AP/CP Devon AncC |
Place: | Buckfastleigh |
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