Blackawton

Village in Devon, England

Human settlement in England

List of places: UK; England; Devon

50°20′45″N 3°40′53″W / 50.345820°N 3.681350°W / 50.345820; -3.681350

Blackawton is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 647. Blackawton is a major part of the West Dart electoral ward. The ward's population at the 2011 census was 1,946.^[1] The village is about six miles west of Dartmouth.

The church is 15th-century, with a Norman baptismal font and a well-preserved rood screen.

Blackawton has hosted an annual worm charming competition since 1984.^[2]^[3]

There is one pub in Blackawton, The George Inn. A second pub, The Normandy Arms, has since closed.^[4]

The village runs its own village shop and post office, all run by volunteers.

In 2010 a study of bumblebee behaviour by pupils from Blackawton Primary School was accepted for publication in the Royal Society's Biology Letters journal.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "West Dart ward 2011". Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "A Charming Time Was Had By All". Western Morning News. 25 May 2019.
^ Gabet, Damien (14 August 2023). "My eccentric weekend proved there's more to Devon than second homes and quaintness". The Daily Telegraph.
^ "Normandy Arms". Retrieved 30 November 2022.
^ "Primary school bee project published by Royal Society". BBC Online. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
^ Blackawton Primary School; et al. (22 December 2010). "Blackawton bees — Biology Letters". Biology Letters. 7 (2). Royal Society: 168–172. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.1056. PMC 3061190. PMID 21177694. Retrieved 22 December 2010.