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Thurlestone

Village in Devon, England

Summary

Village in Devon, England

Field	Value
official_name	Thurlestone
country	England
civil_parish	Thurlestone
region	South West England
static_image_name	Thurlestone rock.jpg
static_image_caption	Thurlestone Rock, from which the village takes its name.
coordinates
post_town	KINGSBRIDGE
postcode_area	TQ
constituency_westminster	Totnes
london_distance	183 mi NEE
shire_county	Devon

Thurlestone by [[A. R. Quinton]], c. 1920

Thurlestone is a village located 5 mi west of Kingsbridge in the South Hams district in south Devon, England. There is an electoral ward in the same name. The population at the 2011 census was 1,886.

The village takes its name from Thurlestone Rock, the so-called "thirled stone", an arch-shaped rock formation just offshore in Thurlestone Bay. Thurl, or Thirl being an Anglo-Saxon word meaning hole.

The village's All Saints church is built of the dark grey local slate. The chancel is from the 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 village (South Milton Ley 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

Tourism is supported by self-catering houses and a hotel in the village. About 60% of houses in the village are rented out at some time in the year.

Wildlife

In 2002, a 30-year-old female pygmy sperm whale 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 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, a North American vagrant shorebird only recorded once in Devon previously, was present on Thurlestone Marsh.

Walks

There is a walk from the main village to Bantham and another walk to Salcombe going through Hope Cove and Bolberry . Both of these are along the headland. There are also a numerous walks to nearby beaches and villages.

References

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