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Newton Abbot has two non-League football clubs: Buckland Athletic F.C., which plays at Homers Heath, and Newton Abbot Spurs A.F.C., which plays at the Recreation Ground. The headquarters of Devon County Football Association are in the town. Newton Abbot's South Devon Cricket Club was established in 1851 and also plays at the Recreation Ground.
The station was originally known as just "Newton" but this was changed to "Newton Abbot" on 1 March 1877. [ 6 ] The last broad gauge train ran on 20 May 1892, after which all the lines in the area were converted to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm ) standard gauge over the space of a weekend.
Newton Abbot goods yard was positioned alongside the branch from June 1911, having been relocated to make space for the passenger station enlargement. It was on the Down (west) side of the line and had twelve roads. Newton Abbot Goods signal box was provided at the north end, until 1926 when it was replaced by a ground frame.
Newton Abbot (UK Parliament constituency) Newton Abbot A.F.C. Newton Abbot College; Newton Abbot Community Hospital; Newton Abbot power station; Newton Abbot Racecourse; Newton Abbot railway station; Newton Abbot RFC; Newton Abbot Spurs A.F.C.
Teignbridge is a local government district in Devon, England.Its council is based in the town of Newton Abbot.The district also includes the towns of Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Dawlish, Kingsteignton and Teignmouth, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
The Old Town Hall, also known as No. 9 Devon Square, is a former municipal building in Devon Square in Newton Abbot, a town in Devon, in England. The structure, which started life as a private house and was later converted for municipal use, is a Grade II listed building. [1]
South Devon UTC is a mixed University Technical College (UTC) located in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. It opened in 2015 and caters for students aged 14–19 years. [ 2 ] It is located on a former motor dealer site, which was vacated in 2012.
Wolborough is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton Abbot, in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England. Today the village forms a southern suburb of the town of Newton Abbot. [1] [2] The parish of Wolborough historically included the town of Newton Abbot. [3]