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village Slapton (which is about 8km south-west of town Dartmouth and about 50km south of city Exeter in England, Devon) found about 6km south of village Blackawton (which is about 9km south of town Totnes and about 45km south of city Exeter , ditto) --> |
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[[Image:Slapton Sands 1.jpg|thumb|325px|Slapton Sands]] |
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[[Image:Sherman tank at memorial for those killed in Operation Tiger.JPG|thumb|250px|[[M4 Sherman|Sherman tank]] at Slapton Sands, memorial to those who died in [[Exercise Tiger]]]] |
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[[Image:Slapton sands pebbles.JPG|thumb|250px|The beach at Slapton Sands]] |
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'''Slapton''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[South Hams]] district of [[Devon]], England. It is located near the [[A379 road]] between [[Kingsbridge]] and [[Dartmouth, Devon|Dartmouth]], and lies within the [[South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] (AONB). In 1901 the population of the civil parish was 527,<ref name=H>{{Cite book |
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| last = Harris| first = Helen |
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| title = A Handbook of Devon Parishes |
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| publisher = Halsgrove| location = Tiverton| year = 2004 |
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| page = 163| isbn = 1-84114-314-6}}</ref> decreasing to 473 in 2001,<ref>http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=793722&c=slapton&d=16&e=15&g=437203&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1308215312847&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779</ref> and decreasing further to 434 at the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128573&c=Slapton&d=16&e=62&g=6416590&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1428316268244&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011.Retrieved 6 April 2015}}</ref> The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of [[Blackawton]], [[Strete]], [[Stokenham]] and [[East Allington]].<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=http://www.devon.gov.uk/devon_districts_2002_.pdf |
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|title=Map of Devon Parishes |
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|publisher=Devon County Council |
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|accessdate=27 July 2015}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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Slapton was recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] as ''Sladone''.<ref>http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/search-results.asp?query=place%3Dslapton&first_date=&last_date=&CatID=24&mediaArray=*&pageNumber=1&searchType=powersearch&queryType=1&sortSpec=first%5Fdate+desc</ref> The Collegiate Chantry of St Mary was founded in 1372 or 1373 by Sir Guy de Brian.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thetowerinn.com/flash.htm |title=Tower Inn |accessdate=2007-08-10 |work=Tower Inn |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070629001719/http://www.thetowerinn.com/flash.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-06-29}}</ref> The Tower Inn and West tower remain and the tower has been designated by [[English Heritage]] as a grade I [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web | title= Tower of Collegiate Chantry of St Mary | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=99900 | accessdate=2007-08-10}}</ref> The Church of St James dates from the late 13th or early 14th century, and is also grade I listed.<ref>{{cite web | title= Church of St James | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=99889 | accessdate=2007-08-10}}</ref> |
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The nearby beach which is technically a coastal [[bar (landform)|bar]] (see below), known as '''Slapton Sands''', was in 1944 part of the site of the ill-fated [[Exercise Tiger]]. A [[M4 Sherman|Sherman tank]] that was sunk in this action has been recovered and now stands on the road behind the beach at nearby [[Torcross]]. Part of [[Fabius, 1944|Exercise Fabius]] took place a week after Exercise Tiger on Slapton Sands. The beach itself is not sand, but consists of small smooth pebbles ranging in size from ¼ inch to several inches. |
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==Geography and environmental importance== |
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| ⚫ | Behind Slapton Sands is [[Slapton Ley]], a nature reserve and good example of serial or [[ecological succession]] — the process whereby open water becomes [[reed bed]] and eventually, as silt and [[plant litter|leaf litter]] builds up, woodland. The beach itself is a good example of a [[bar (landform)|bar]]: the material that makes up the beach was pushed up by the rising sea levels during the [[Flandrian]] [[Transgression (geology)|transgression]] after the last glacial period (from 10,000 to 5,000 years ago). A similar process formed [[Chesil Beach]]. Beaches formed like this are reworked by coastal processes now but are not supplied by enough material to recreate them, should material be removed. This had terrible consequences nearby at [[Hallsands]] where most of the beach was removed as building material for [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]] dockyards, leaving the village exposed to storms. It was struck by a storm in 1917 and most of the village was washed away although no villagers were killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southdevonaonb.org.uk/explore/start-bay/hallsands/|title=Hallsands|publisher=South Devon AONB|accessdate=18 August 2015}}</ref> |
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Further north, the beach is known as Strete Sands and at the northernmost end is Pilchard Cove. The southern end of the beach is known as Torcross Sands. |
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==Gallery== |
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<gallery class="center" widths="175px" heights="200px"> |
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Image:Slaptontower.JPG|Tower of the Collegiate Chantry of St Mary |
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Image:Slaptonchurch.JPG|Church of St James |
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Image:Slaptonmemorial.JPG|Monument on Slapton Sands |
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</gallery> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Exercise Tiger]] |
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* [[Slapton Castle]] |
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* [[Torcross]] |
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==References== |
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{{Commons category|Slapton, Devon}} |
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*[http://www.slapton.org Village web site] |
*[http://www.slapton.org Village web site] |
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*[http://www.shermantank.co.uk/ Exercise Tiger Memorial] |
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* [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/devon/slapton Listed buildings in Slapton] |
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Revision as of 14:34, 8 October 2015
50°18′N 3°39′W / 50.300°N 3.650°W
Slapton is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It is located near the A379 road between Kingsbridge and Dartmouth, and lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). In 1901 the population of the civil parish was 527,[1] decreasing to 473 in 2001,[2] and decreasing further to 434 at the 2011 census.[3] The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Blackawton, Strete, Stokenham and East Allington.[4]
History
Slapton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Sladone.[5] The Collegiate Chantry of St Mary was founded in 1372 or 1373 by Sir Guy de Brian.[6] The Tower Inn and West tower remain and the tower has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[7] The Church of St James dates from the late 13th or early 14th century, and is also grade I listed.[8]
The nearby beach which is technically a coastal bar (see below), known as Slapton Sands, was in 1944 part of the site of the ill-fated Exercise Tiger. A Sherman tank that was sunk in this action has been recovered and now stands on the road behind the beach at nearby Torcross. Part of Exercise Fabius took place a week after Exercise Tiger on Slapton Sands. The beach itself is not sand, but consists of small smooth pebbles ranging in size from ¼ inch to several inches.
Geography and environmental importance
Behind Slapton Sands is Slapton Ley, a nature reserve and good example of serial or ecological succession — the process whereby open water becomes reed bed and eventually, as silt and leaf litter builds up, woodland. The beach itself is a good example of a bar: the material that makes up the beach was pushed up by the rising sea levels during the Flandrian transgression after the last glacial period (from 10,000 to 5,000 years ago). A similar process formed Chesil Beach. Beaches formed like this are reworked by coastal processes now but are not supplied by enough material to recreate them, should material be removed. This had terrible consequences nearby at Hallsands where most of the beach was removed as building material for Devonport dockyards, leaving the village exposed to storms. It was struck by a storm in 1917 and most of the village was washed away although no villagers were killed.[9]
Further north, the beach is known as Strete Sands and at the northernmost end is Pilchard Cove. The southern end of the beach is known as Torcross Sands.
Gallery
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Tower of the Collegiate Chantry of St Mary -
Church of St James -
Monument on Slapton Sands
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 163. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
- ^ http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=793722&c=slapton&d=16&e=15&g=437203&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1308215312847&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
- ^ "Parish population 2011.Retrieved 6 April 2015".
- ^ "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/search-results.asp?query=place%3Dslapton&first_date=&last_date=&CatID=24&mediaArray=*&pageNumber=1&searchType=powersearch&queryType=1&sortSpec=first%5Fdate+desc
- ^ "Tower Inn". Tower Inn. Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "Tower of Collegiate Chantry of St Mary". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "Church of St James". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "Hallsands". South Devon AONB. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
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