Bigbury-on-Sea
Bigbury-on-Sea is a village in the South Hams district on the south coast of Devon, England. It is part of the civil parish of Bigbury which is centred on a small village of that name about a mile inland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jolly Janner, Public domain.
- Type: Village with 220 residents
- Description: village in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bigbury on Sea” and “Bigbury-on-Sea, Devon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burgh Island and Burgh Island Hotel.
Burgh Island
Island
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burgh Island is a tidal island on the coast of South Devon in England near the small seaside village Bigbury-on-Sea. There are several buildings on the island, the largest being the Art Deco Burgh Island Hotel.
Burgh Island Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Burgh Island Hotel is a hotel on Burgh Island, Devon in England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bantham and Thurlestone.
Bantham
Hamlet
Photo: Mark.murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bantham is a coastal village in south Devon, England. It is in the South Hams district and lies on the estuary of the River Avon a quarter of a mile from the sea at Bigbury Bay.
Thurlestone
Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thurlestone is a village located 5 miles west of Kingsbridge in the South Hams district in south Devon, England. There is an electoral ward in the same name. Thurlestone is situated 1½ miles southeast of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Holbeton
Village
Photo: Tigerboy1966, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holbeton is a civil parish and village located 9 miles south east of Plymouth in the South Hams district of Devon, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 579, down from 850 in 1901. Holbeton is situated 4½ miles northwest of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Bigbury-on-Sea
- Category: locality
- Location: Bigbury, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.28394° or 50° 17′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.89428° or 3° 53′ 39″ westPopulation
220Elevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
9C2R74M4+H7OpenStreetMap ID
node 741000706OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2655697Wikidata ID
Q2902391
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Bigbury-on-Sea” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bigbury-on-Sea”
- Dutch: “Bigbury-on-Sea”
- French: “Bigbury-on-Sea”
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Highlights include Warren Point and Bigbury Beach.
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