Georgeham

Georgeham
Georgeham  Georgeham shown within Devon
Population	1,487 (2001)
OS grid reference	SP704547
District	North Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRAUNTON
Postcode district	EX33
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
List of places: UK • England • Devon

Georgeham is a village and civil parish near Croyde, North Devon in the west of England.

The hamlet of Cross lies between Georgeham and Croyde.

The village gave its name to HMS Georgeham, a Ham class minesweeper.

Georgeham is an historic village lying close to some of the most dramatic beaches of the North Devon Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty which are flanked by the rocky headlands of Baggy Point and Saunton Down.^{[citation needed]}

Pronunciation is a controversial issue. Traditionalists maintain that there is in fact an emphasis on both the syllables George and ham. Others, usually outsiders who do not originally come from North Devon, believe there to be no pronunciation on the ham, thus making it sound George- um.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Georgeham School website
• Iron mining
• North Devon AONB website