Salcombe

Salcombe is a resort town in the South Hams district of , in south west England. The town is close to the mouth of the , mostly built on the steep west side of the estuary.
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  • Type: Town with 2,200 residents
  • Description: town and civil parish in Devon, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Salcombe, Devon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Salcombe Church of England Primary School and Salcombe Lifeboat Station.

School
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Building
Photo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution search and rescue operations at Salcombe, in England. The first lifeboat was stationed in the town in 1869.

Pub
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Victoria Quay and Kingsbridge Estuary.

Locality
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.

Locality
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The in the South Hams area of , , runs from in the north to its mouth at the near Salcombe and lies between Bolt Head and Sharpitor to the west and Portlemouth Down to the east.

Village
Photo: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Salcombe.

Salcombe

Latitude
50.23882° or 50° 14′ 20″ north
Longitude
-3.77261° or 3° 46′ 21″ west
Population
2,200
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB SCB
Open location code
9C2R66QG+GX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27198595
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2638682
Wiki­data ID
Q1247786
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Salcombe” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Salcombe”
  • Basque: “Salcombe”
  • Bengali: “সেলকম্বে”
  • Catalan: “Salcombe”
  • Cebuano: “Salcombe”
  • Chinese: “Salcombe”
  • Chinese: “索爾科姆”
  • Chinese: “萨科姆”
  • Chinese: “薩科姆”
  • Dutch: “Salcombe”
  • French: “Salcombe”
  • German: “Salcombe”
  • Gujarati: “સાલકોમ્બ”
  • Irish: “Salcombe”
  • Italian: “Salcombe”
  • Japanese: “サルクーム”
  • Japanese: “サルコンベ”
  • Kannada: “ಸಲ್ಕೊಂಬ್”
  • Korean: “살콤”
  • Ladin: “Salcombe”
  • Latin: “Salcombe”
  • Lithuanian: “Salkombė”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Salcombe”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Salcombe”
  • Persian: “سالکومب”
  • Polish: “Salcombe”
  • Portuguese: “Salcombe”
  • Romanian: “Salcombe”
  • Russian: “Салкомб”
  • Silesian: “Salcombe”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سالکومب”
  • Spanish: “Salcombe”
  • Swedish: “Salcombe”
  • Tamil: “சால்காம்பே”
  • Telugu: “సాల్కంబే”
  • Urdu: “سالکمب”
  • Welsh: “Salcombe”

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