Thurlestone is a village near
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...
in south
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The village takes its name from
Thurlestone Rock, the so-called "thirled stone", an arch-shaped rock formation just offshore in
Thurlestone Bay.
The village's All Saints church is built of the dark grey local slate. The chancel is early 13th century; the remainder of the church 15th and 16th century.
Thurlestone Marsh is one of three small wetlands south of the of village (
South Milton LeySouth Milton Ley is a 162,000 square metre wetland in the South Hams, Devon, England.It was notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1976.Part of the site is managed as a nature reserve by the Devon Birdwatching and Preservation Society....
and South Huish Marsh are the others).
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Thurlestone is a village near
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...
in south
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...
,
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...
.
The village takes its name from
Thurlestone Rock, the so-called "thirled stone", an arch-shaped rock formation just offshore in
Thurlestone Bay.
The village's All Saints church is built of the dark grey local slate. The chancel is early 13th century; the remainder of the church 15th and 16th century.
Thurlestone Marsh
Thurlestone Marsh is one of three small wetlands south of the of village (
South Milton LeySouth Milton Ley is a 162,000 square metre wetland in the South Hams, Devon, England.It was notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1976.Part of the site is managed as a nature reserve by the Devon Birdwatching and Preservation Society....
and South Huish Marsh are the others). It is formed where a small unnamed stream flows through low-lying flat farmland just inland from
Leas Foot Sand, a small beach just to the southwest of the village.
The site consists of a number of reed-fringed pools.
Tourism
Many companies are renting out houses for use by visitors , they are situated in the village.People stay in these houses to experience self-catering life rather than a hotel.About 60% of houses in the village are rented out at some time in the year.There are also many large houses.
Shops and accommodation
Thurlestone has some retail and accommodation , they include:
- A post office
- A large hotel
- A golf course
- A restaurant
Wildlife
In 2002, a 30-year-old female
Pygmy Sperm WhaleThe pygmy sperm whale is one of three species of toothed whale in the sperm whale family. They are not often sighted at sea, and most of what is known about the creatures comes from the study of washed-up specimens.- Taxonomy :...
was washed up on Thurlestone Beach.
2005 saw two significant ornithological events (Devon Bird Report 2005):
- in late March and early April, a flock of 68 Garganey
The Garganey, Anas querquedula is a small dabbling duck. It breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, but is strictly migratory, with the entire population moving to southern Africa and Australasia in winter, where large flocks can occur...
was offshore in the bay - the second largest flock ever to be recorded in Britain (the largest was a flock of 120 in Kent in the 1950s).
- in August, a Least Sandpiper
The Least Sandpiper, Calidris or Erolia minutilla, is the smallest shorebird.This species has yellowish legs and a short thin dark bill. Breeding adults are brown with dark brown streaks on top and white underneath. They have a light line above the eye and a dark crown. In winter, Least Sandpipers...
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n vagrant shorebird only recorded once in Devon previously, was present on Thurlestone Marsh.
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