Stoke Gabriel

Stoke Gabriel

Infobox UK place
official_name= Stoke Gabriel
country= England
region= South West England
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static_image_caption=
area_footnotes=
area_total_sq_mi=
area_total_km2 =
population= 1,205
population_density=
os_grid_reference= SX850572
latitude= 50.40339
longitude= -3.64500
post_town= TOTNES
postcode_area= TQ
postcode_district= TQ9
dial_code= 01803 782 ---
constituency_westminster= Totnes
shire_district= South Hams
shire_county= Devon

Stoke Gabriel is a village and parish in Devon, England, situated on a creek of the River Dart. The village is a popular tourist destination in the South Hams and is famous for its mill pond and crab fishing (known colloquially as "crabbing"). It is equidistant from Paignton, Dartmouth and Totnes, and has a population of approximately 2,500.

Fisherman probably first came to Stoke Gabriel to fish salmon and gain access to the River Dart. The village has an approximately 1000 year old Yew tree in the churchyard of The Church of St. Mary and St. Gabriel, a church which has stood since Norman times. Legend has it that if you walk backwards seven times round the yew's main stem you will be granted a wish.

Stoke Gabriel was the birth place of the Great Western Railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer George Jackson Churchward, who lends his name to the local football club's ground.

The village has two public houses: The Church House Inn and The Castle. Until recently there was a third pub called The Victoria and Albert Inn.

External links

* [http://www.stokegabriel.co.uk/ Stoke Gabriel online]
* [http://beehive.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=10884 Stoke Gabriel FC]
* [http://www.stokegabrielcc.co.uk/ Stoke Gabriel Cricket Club]


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