Churchstow
Village in Devon, England
title: "Churchstow" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-south-hams", "civil-parishes-in-south-hams"] description: "Village in Devon, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-south-hams" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchstow" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Devon, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Churchstow |
| country | England |
| civil_parish | Churchstow |
| region | South West England |
| static_image_name | St Mary, Churchstow, Devon - geograph.org.uk - 1740542.jpg |
| static_image_caption | St Mary's Church, Churchstow |
| area_total_km2 | 10.5 |
| population | 465 |
| population_ref | (2011 UK Census) |
| os_grid_reference | SX712458 |
| coordinates | |
| post_town | Kingsbridge |
| postcode_area | TQ |
| postcode_district | TQ7 |
| dial_code | 01548 |
| constituency_westminster | Totnes |
| london_distance | 182 mi ENE |
| shire_district | South Hams |
| shire_county | Devon |
| website | http://www.churchstow-devon.co.uk/history.html |
| :: |
| official_name=Churchstow | country=England | civil_parish=Churchstow | region=South West England | static_image_name=St Mary, Churchstow, Devon - geograph.org.uk - 1740542.jpg | static_image_caption= St Mary's Church, Churchstow | area_footnotes= | area_total_km2 = 10.5 | population = 465 | population_ref = (2011 UK Census) | os_grid_reference=SX712458 | coordinates = | post_town=Kingsbridge | postcode_area=TQ | postcode_district=TQ7 | dial_code=01548 | constituency_westminster=Totnes | london_distance=182 mi ENE | shire_district=South Hams | shire_county=Devon | website=http://www.churchstow-devon.co.uk/history.html Churchstow is a village and civil parish situated on the A379 road in the South Hams district in south Devon, England. It is situated 3 km north-west of Kingsbridge and 26 km south-east of Plymouth. The parish had a population of 465 in 2011, according to the 2011 UK Census.
Etymology and history
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/A381_Through_Churchstow_-geograph.org.uk-_518475.jpg" caption="access-date=2013-09-08}} As the church is situated atop a high ridge, the village was thereafter named "Church-stow". In 1220, Churchstow was the parent town of Kingsbridge."] ::
The village has one public house, the Church House Inn. Built in the 17th century, the building is made from green slate. It is a distributor of beverages from the St Austell Brewery and is a recognised Cask Marque public house.
Nearby villages include Thurlestone, Aveton Gifford and Loddiswell.
References
References
- Good Stuff IT Services. "Church of St Mary - Churchstow - Devon - England". British Listed Buildings.
- "Home". Church-house-inn.co.uk.
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