Stoke Gabriel

Stoke Gabriel
Stoke Gabriel  Stoke Gabriel shown within Devon
Population	1,205
OS grid reference	SX850572
District	South Hams
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TOTNES
Postcode district	TQ9
Dialling code	01803 782 ---
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Totnes
List of places: UK • England • Devon

Stoke Gabriel is a village and parish in Devon, England, situated on a creek of the River Dart. The village is a popular tourist destination in the South Hams and is famous for its mill pond and crab fishing (known colloquially as crabbing). It is equidistant from Paignton, Dartmouth and Totnes, and has a population of approximately 1,200.

Fisherman probably first came to Stoke Gabriel to fish salmon and gain access to the River Dart. The village has an approximately 1,000 year-old yew tree in the churchyard of The Church of St Mary and St Gabriel, a church which has stood since Norman times. Legend has it that if you walk backwards seven times round the yew's main stem you will be granted a wish.

Stoke Gabriel was the birth place of the Great Western Railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer George Jackson Churchward, who lends his name to the local football club's ground.

The village has two public houses; The Church House Inn and The Castle. Until relatively recently there was a third pub called The Victoria and Albert Inn. The Church House Inn was built to accommodate the masons who constructed the church and also served as the courthouse. The old stocks can be seen outside the inn today.

External links

• Stoke Gabriel online
• Stoke Gabriel Football Club
• Stoke Gabriel Cricket Club
• Stoke Gabriel Pre-School