Malborough is a village located in the
South HamsSouth Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England with its headquarters in the town of Totnes. It contains the towns of Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, Ivybridge, Salcombe — the largest of which is Ivybridge with a population of 12,056....
region of
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. The village is located on the A381 between
KingsbridgeKingsbridge is a market town and popular tourist hub in the South Hams district of Devon, England, with a population of about 5,800. It is situated at the northern end of the Kingsbridge Estuary, which is a textbook example of a ria and extends to the sea 6 miles south of the town.-History:The...
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SalcombeThere is another town named Salcombe, also known as Salcombe Regis, near Sidmouth in east Devon.Salcombe is a town in the South Hams district of Devon, south west England....
, and is a popular village for tourists with many holiday homes located around the village.
Malborough can be seen from many miles away throughout the South Hams region, due to its magnificent church spire that is located at the highest hill of Malborough. A church with a spire is rare around the South Coast of
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, due to Malborough being excluded from many battles in history, where traditionally a church with a tower will be used for an advantage in
warWar is a reciprocated, armed conflict, between two or more non-congruous entities, aimed at reorganising a subjectively designed, geo-politically desired result...
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Malborough is a village located in the
South HamsSouth Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England with its headquarters in the town of Totnes. It contains the towns of Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, Ivybridge, Salcombe — the largest of which is Ivybridge with a population of 12,056....
region of
DevonDevon is a large county in England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, although that is an unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county itself and often indicating a traditional or historical context. The county shares borders with Cornwall to the west and Dorset and Somerset to...
. The village is located on the A381 between
KingsbridgeKingsbridge is a market town and popular tourist hub in the South Hams district of Devon, England, with a population of about 5,800. It is situated at the northern end of the Kingsbridge Estuary, which is a textbook example of a ria and extends to the sea 6 miles south of the town.-History:The...
and
SalcombeThere is another town named Salcombe, also known as Salcombe Regis, near Sidmouth in east Devon.Salcombe is a town in the South Hams district of Devon, south west England....
, and is a popular village for tourists with many holiday homes located around the village.
Malborough can be seen from many miles away throughout the South Hams region, due to its magnificent church spire that is located at the highest hill of Malborough. A church with a spire is rare around the South Coast of
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, due to Malborough being excluded from many battles in history, where traditionally a church with a tower will be used for an advantage in
warWar is a reciprocated, armed conflict, between two or more non-congruous entities, aimed at reorganising a subjectively designed, geo-politically desired result...
. It is also believed that Malborough was once home to groups such as the Vikings.
The village is also home to a large Co-op newsagent and
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petrol station, which is widely used by people from nearby villages such as
Hope CoveHope Cove is a small seaside village within the civil parish of South Huish in South Hams District, Devon, England. It is located some 5 miles west of Salcombe and 5 miles south-west of Kingsbridge. It has two beaches, and is sheltered by the headland of Bolt Tail.Historically, the village falls...
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BolberryBolberry is a village in Devon, England. It has a church, a public house and a general store selling milk, eggs, newspapers and confectionary products. The village is mentioned in Domesday Book but not in a complimentary way....
, South Huish, South Milton and Galmpton.
The village also has two pubs, a primary school, a
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and a
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