South Pool

South Pool is a village in the South Hams district of Devon, England.

South Pool is located within South Hams local authority area. Historically it formed part of Coleridge Hundred. It falls within Woodleigh Deanery for ecclesiastical purposes. The Deaneries are used to arrange the typescript Church Notes of B.F.Cresswell which are held in the Westcountry Studies Library. The population was 412 in 1801 296 in 1901. Figures for other years are available on the local studies website. In 1641/2 96 adult males signed the Protestation returns.

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The village is in an area of outstanding natural beauty at the head of South Pool creek.

The local pub is called The Millbrook Inn.

The church is The Church of St Nicholas and St Cyriac.

The village square is prone to flooding during high spring tides and strong winds from the southwest to western directions.

The nearest transport links are at Frogmore (service 3 between Plymouth and Dartmouth), Kingsbridge (service 164 to Totnes, service 606 to Salcolmbe) and Totnes (train services to/from London Paddington/Plymouth/Penzance/Bristol/Birmingham and the north).

Kingsbridge is the nearest town and has a good selection of shops, plus two supermarkets (Morrisons and Tesco).

Salcombe is renowned for sailing, racing taking place regularly, plus a summer regatta.

Local places of interest are Salcombe harbour and the creeks towards Kingsbridge and South Pool, the coast path between Bolt Tail, Bolt Head, Prawle Point, Start Point. There are also many nice beaches along this section of the coast path. Dartmouth a nearby town is well worth a visit. Slapton Lea near Torcross is a nature reserve. The Start Bay Inn at Torcross is well worth going to for fish and chips.

Other pubs in the area are The Globe Inn (Frogmore), Ashburton Arms (West Charleton), The Pigs Nose (East Prawle), The Cricket Inn (Beesands), The Tradesman Arms (Stokenham).

The lifeboat, the Baltic Exchange III is permanently moored near Batson Creek when not on duty or exercises.

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Non-metropolitan district of South Hams
List of civil parishes in Devon#South Hams
Civil parishes	Ashprington Aveton Gifford Berry Pomeroy Bickleigh Bigbury Blackawton Brixton Buckland Tout Saints Charleton Chivelstone Churchstow Cornwood Cornworthy Dartington Dartmouth Dean Prior Diptford Dittisham East Allington East Portlemouth Ermington Frogmore and Sherford Halwell and Moreleigh Harberton Harford Holbeton Holne Ivybridge Kingsbridge Kingston Kingswear Littlehempston Loddiswell Malborough Marldon Modbury Newton and Noss North Huish Rattery Ringmore Salcombe Shaugh Prior Slapton South Brent South Huish South Milton South Pool Sparkwell Staverton Stoke Fleming Stoke Gabriel Stokenham Strete Thurlestone Totnes Ugborough Wembury West Alvington West Buckfastleigh Woodleigh Yealmpton
Bold text denotes a parish council referred to as a "town council" i.e. towns.