Buckfast
Buckfast is a small village near Buckfastleigh in Teignbridge district, Devon, England, on the bank of the River Dart. It is the home of Buckfast Abbey, an active Benedictine monastery, which gave its name to Buckfast Tonic Wine, originally made there, and to the Buckfast bee, a bee breed originally developed at Buckfast Abbey.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Buckfast Abbey and Reed’s Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashburton and Combe.
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Buckfast
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Teignbridge, Devon, England
- Category: locality
- Location: Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.49277° or 50° 29′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.78083° or 3° 46′ 51″ west
Elevation
138 feet (42 metres)
Open location code
9C2RF6V9+4M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Polish—“Buckfast” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Buckfast”
- Italian: “Buckfast”
- Latin: “Buffestra”
- Polish: “Buckfast”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Round Cross and Fritz’s Grave.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: St Marys Cemetery and Monastic Way Exhibition.
Dartmoor: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Tavistock and Ashburton.
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