Stokenham

Stokenham

Stokenham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon.

Stokenham civil parish includes the settlements of Torcross, Beesands, Hallsands, Kellaton, Kernborough, Dunstone, Beeson and Chillington as well as Stokenham itself[1]. It forms part of the district of South Hams.

To the east of the parish is Start Bay in the English Channel. The principal road in the parish is the A379 running between the nearest towns of Kingsbridge (to the west) and Dartmouth to the north.

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Coordinates: 50°16′24″N 3°40′47″W / 50.273202°N 3.679744°W / 50.273202; -3.679744


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