Scorriton

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Scoriton is a tiny village in the county of Devon, England, and the main centre of habitation of the parish of West Buckfastleigh.[1]

Description[]

The Tradesman's Arms.

The village is about three miles northwest of Buckfastleigh and is situated within the boundaries of Dartmoor National Park.

The village consists largely of about a dozen stone-built cottages, but there are also 4 local authority houses, a farm, and a popular inn with food and accommodation, called The Tradesman's Arms.[2] Faced with the closure of the inn in 2008, four regulars decided to buy the property and reopen it.[3] The inn is still open as of January 2022.

The Scoriton Country Show is held annually on August Bank Holiday Monday in a field on the outskirts of the village, it is now in its 71st year. There is also an annual Christmas 'Ball in the Hall' which is held at the Scoriton Village Hall, where an annual fireworks display also takes place around Guy Fawkes day.

Transportation[]

Bus line 672 of Country Bus Devon calls at The Tradesman's Arms twice every Thursday (except for public holidays): once at 10:11 towards Buckfastleigh, Ashburton, , and Newton Abbot, and once at 14:15 towards Holne, Poundsgate, Ponsworthy, Widecombe, and Buckland-in-the-Moor.[4]

Twinning[]

The village is twinned with the commune of Fontaine-Henry, Calvados, France.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ BBC. "West Buckfastleigh Parish". Domesday Reloaded. Retrieved 30 - 11 - 2015.
  2. ^ BBC. "Housing in W. Buckfastleigh". Domesday Reloaded. Retrieved 30 - 11 - 2015.
  3. ^ BBC. "Drinking pals buy closed-down pub". 18 November 2008. Retrieved 30 - 11 - 1995.
  4. ^ Country Bus Devon. "672: Buckland-in-the-Moor — Newton Abbot via Widecombe" Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 - 11 - 2015.
  5. ^ BBC. "W. Buckfastleigh Recreation". Domesday Reloaded. Retrieved 30 - 11 - 2015.

External links[]

Media related to Scorriton at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 50°30′07″N 3°49′44″W / 50.502°N 3.829°W / 50.502; -3.829


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