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The Tamar (/ ˈ t eɪ m ɑːr /; Cornish: Dowr Tamar) [3] is a river in south west England that forms most of the border between Devon (to the east) and Cornwall (to the west). A large part of the valley of the Tamar is protected as the Tamar Valley National Landscape (an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), and some is included in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (a World Heritage ...
South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England. Its council is based in the town of Totnes , although the largest town is Ivybridge . The district also contains the towns of Dartmouth , Kingsbridge and Salcombe and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
South Devon is more precisely defined as a natural region which has been designated as National Character Area 151 by Natural England. [2]The South Devon National Character Area as defined by Natural England is bounded by the River Tamar in the west, the coastline from Plymouth to Torquay in the south, the southern boundary of Dartmoor in the north.
The South Devon National Landscape covers 337 square kilometres, including much of the South Hams area of Devon and the rugged coastline from Jennycliff Bay to Elberry Cove near Brixham. The purpose of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is to conserve and enhance the area's natural beauty. In South Devon this includes: undeveloped coastline ...
West Devon is a local government district with borough status in Devon, England. Its council is based in Tavistock , the borough's largest town. The borough also includes the towns of Hatherleigh , North Tawton and Okehampton , along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
South Coast—Eastern (Par Sands to Looe) Rame Head; Bodmin Moor; There are separate AONBs covering the Tamar Valley (which is partly in Cornwall and partly in Devon—the east bank of the river Tamar forms the boundary between Cornwall/Kernow and Devon), and the Isles of Scilly, which is administered for most purposes separately to Cornwall.
The South West Coast Path is England's longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail.It stretches for 630 miles (1,014 km), running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset.
The town is being constructed in and around the places called Higher, East and West Sherford. A manor of Sireford / Sirefort was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. [9] The part of the town within South Hams district, as of 2023, continues to form part of the civil parish of Brixton.