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Marldon

Village in Devon, England

Human settlement in England

Marldon

District

South Hams

Shire county

Devon

Region

South West

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townPAIGNTONPostcode districtTQ3Dialling code01803Police Devon and Cornwall Fire Devon and Somerset Ambulance South Western UK Parliament

Totnes

List of places: UK; England; Devon

50°27′32″N 3°35′56″W / 50.459°N 3.599°W / 50.459; -3.599

Marldon is a village in the South Hams in Devon, United Kingdom, to the north-west of Paignton. It is the most northeasterly Civil Parish in the South Hams^[2] and includes the village of Compton with Compton Castle. Beacon Hill transmitting station is on the highest point in the parish. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2123.

History

Church records date back to 1598.^[3] The parish was in the Haytor Hundred. Marldon was a small village until the 1960s when major residential development took place.^[4]

Marldon is known locally for its Apple Pie fair which originated in the nineteenth century and was revived in 1958.^[5]

Amenities

Marldon is an active community with many clubs and groups meeting regularly.^[6]

Two walking trails pass through the village:

John Musgrave Heritage Trail, a 35-mile route around Torbay ^[7]
Totnes-Torquay Trail ^[8]

Notable former residents

Robert Adams (1810–1870), inventor of the double-action revolver
Gilberts of Compton, including the explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539-1583)
Elizabeth Goudge (1900–1984), writer. She lived at Westerland from 1939 to 1950. Some of her books are set in the area.^[9]
Ray Tolchard (1953–2004), cricketer and umpire

References

^ "Usual Resident Population". Retrieved 3 December 2020.
^ Parishes in the South Hams. Archived 20 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ Marldon by John Stabb Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ South Hams Local Plan Review 1995-2011 Part 2: Dartmouth and Totnes - East Area, p44. Archived 20 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ "Apple Pie fair". Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ Marldon village clubs and activities Retrieved 3 December 2020.
^ John Musgrave Heritage Trail Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ Walk 80 - T for three ... and John Musgrave. Archived 26 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ Elizabeth Goudge, the Marldon years Retrieved 30 November 2020.