Newton Ferrers | |
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Newton Ferrers as seen across Newton Creek from Noss Mayo | |
Location within Devon | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PLYMOUTH |
Postcode district | PL8 |
Newton Ferrers is a village and former manor, civil and ecclesiastical parish, now in the parish of Newton and Noss, in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England.[1][2] It is situated on a creek of the River Yealm estuary, about 6 miles (10 km) south-east of the City of Plymouth. It lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011 the population of the village of Newton Ferrers was 1,268 and that of the electoral ward of Newton and Noss was 1,814.[3]