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The Normandy Arms, Blackawton which has since closed.
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Blackawton
Location within Devon
Population647 (2001 census)
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district TQ9
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Devon
50°20′45″N3°40′53″W / 50.345820°N 3.681350°W / 50.345820; -3.681350 Coordinates: 50°20′45″N3°40′53″W / 50.345820°N 3.681350°W / 50.345820; -3.681350
Parish church of St Michael Parish church of St Michael. Blackawton. - geograph.org.uk - 362738.jpg
Parish church of St Michael

Blackawton is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 647. Blackawton is a major part of the West Dart electoral ward. The ward's population at the 2011 census was 1,946. [1] The village is about six miles west of Dartmouth.

The church is 15th-century, with a Norman baptismal font and a well-preserved rood screen.

Blackawton has hosted an annual worm charming competition since 1980[ citation needed ].

There is one pub in Blackawton, The George Inn. A second pub, The Normandy Arms, has since closed. [2]

The village runs its own village shop and post office, all run by volunteers.

In 2010 a study of bumblebee behaviour by pupils from Blackawton Primary School was accepted for publication in the Royal Society's Biology Letters journal. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "West Dart ward 2011" . Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. "Normandy Arms" . Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. "Primary school bee project published by Royal Society". BBC Online . 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  4. Blackawton Primary School; et al. (22 December 2010). "Blackawton bees — Biology Letters". Biology Letters . Royal Society. 7 (2): 168–172. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.1056. PMC   3061190 . PMID   21177694 . Retrieved 22 December 2010.