St. Mary’s Bay

St. Mary's Bay is a sand and shingle beach located near the fishing town of , , . It was originally called Mudstone Bay because of the local mudstone bedrock of the cliffs.
Wikipedia
Photo: Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay and beach in Devon, England
  • Also known as: “Mudstone bay”, “St Mary’s Bay”, and “St. Mary’s Bay, Devon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brixham Community Hospital and Brixham Church of England Primary School.

Hospital
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

School
Photo: Sic19, CC0.

School
Photo: Sic19, CC0.
is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in in the English county of . Previously a foundation school administered by Torbay Council, was converted to academy status on 1 January 2012.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brixham and Churston Ferrers.

Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
is a coastal town and civil parish in the borough of in the county of , in the south-west of . As of the 2021 census, had a population of 16,825.

Village
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is an area and former civil parish, in the borough of , , England, situated between the south coast towns of and .

Village
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is a semi-rural village in , in the ceremonial county of , England. It is located in the ward of Churston-with-Galmpton and the historic civil parish of , though some areas historically considered parts of , such as and Creek, are situated in the Devon borough of South Hams.

St. Mary’s Bay

Latitude
50.38687° or 50° 23′ 13″ north
Longitude
-3.50294° or 3° 30′ 11″ west
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
Open location code
9C2R9FPW+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 333751050
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2638735
Wiki­data ID
Q7590092
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“St. Mary’s Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Saint Marys Bay”
  • Cebuano: “St Mary’s Bay”
  • Dutch: “St. Mary’s Bay, Devon”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “St. Mary’s Bay”
  • Swedish: “Saint Marys Bay”
  • Swedish: “St Mary’s Bay, Devon”
  • Swedish: “St Mary’s Bay”

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Localities in the Area

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