Marldon

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title: "Marldon" 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/Marldon" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Devon, England ::

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Field	Value
official_name	Marldon
country	England
region	South West England
static_image_name	Marldon.jpg
static_image_caption	The old part of Marldon
population	2,123
population_ref	(2011)
os_grid_reference	SX868633
coordinates
post_town	PAIGNTON
postcode_area	TQ
postcode_district	TQ3
dial_code	01803
constituency_westminster	South Devon
civil_parish	Marldon
shire_district	South Hams
shire_county	Devon
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| official_name = Marldon | country = England | region = South West England | static_image_name = Marldon.jpg | static_image_caption = The old part of Marldon | area_footnotes = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_total_km2 = | population = 2,123 | population_ref = (2011) | population_density = | os_grid_reference = SX868633 | coordinates = | post_town = PAIGNTON | postcode_area = TQ | postcode_district = TQ3 | dial_code = 01803 | constituency_westminster = South Devon | civil_parish = Marldon | shire_district = South Hams | shire_county = Devon Marldon is a village in the South Hams in Devon, United Kingdom, to the north-west of Paignton. It is the most northeasterly Civil Parish in the South Hams and includes the village of Compton with Compton Castle. Beacon Hill transmitting station is on the highest point in the parish. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2123.

History

Church records date back to 1598. The parish was in the Haytor Hundred. Marldon was a small village until the 1960s when major residential development took place.

Marldon is known locally for its Apple Pie fair which originated in the nineteenth century and was revived in 1958.

Amenities

Marldon is an active community with many clubs and groups meeting regularly.

Two walking trails pass through the village:

• John Musgrave Heritage Trail, a 35-mile route around Torbay
• Totnes-Torquay Trail

Notable former residents

• Robert Adams (1810–1870), inventor of the double-action revolver
• Gilberts of Compton, including the explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539-1583)
• Elizabeth Goudge (1900–1984), writer. She lived at Westerland from 1939 to 1950. Some of her books are set in the area.
• Ray Tolchard (1953–2004), cricketer and umpire

References

References

1. "Usual Resident Population".
2. "Archived copy".
3. [https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/Marldon/Stabb-Marldon ''Marldon'' by John Stabb] Retrieved 30 November 2020.
4. "Archived copy".
5. [https://marldonlocalhistorygroup.com/apple-pie-fair/ "Apple Pie fair"]. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
6. [https://www.marldonvillagehall.co.uk/activities-2/ Marldon village clubs and activities] Retrieved 3 December 2020.
7. [http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=John+Musgrave+Heritage+Trail John Musgrave Heritage Trail] Retrieved 30 November 2020.
8. "Archived copy".
9. [https://marldonlocalhistorygroup.com/elizabeth-goudge-1900-1984/ Elizabeth Goudge, the Marldon years] Retrieved 30 November 2020.

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