The Mounts

This article is about the hamlet in England. For other uses, see The Mount (disambiguation).

The Mounts
The Mounts
The Mounts is in the south of Devon, which is in the southwest of England and forms part of the south and west coasts.
The Mounts is in the south of Devon, which is in the southwest of England and forms part of the south and west coasts.
The Mounts
Location within Devon
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTOTNES
Postcode districtTQ9 7
Dialling code01548
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
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50°19′40″N 3°44′55″W / 50.3279°N 3.7486°W / 50.3279; -3.7486

The Mounts is a small hamlet, containing only 17 houses, situated on the A381 road between Totnes and Kingsbridge in Devon, England. It is part of the parish of East Allington, and lies about one mile away from the main village. Although The Mounts' postcode indicates it to be part of Totnes, it in fact lies much nearer to Kingsbridge.

Historically, The Mounts was on the border of the area which was evacuated during World War II so that secret rehearsals for the D-Day landings ("Exercise Tiger") could be carried out, using Slapton Sands. Properties on the east side of the A381 were evacuated, whereas properties on the west side were allowed to remain occupied. It was in St. Andrew's Church, East Allington, that the announcement of the evacuation of the area was made, on 12 November 1943.