Dartmouth, Devon

Dartmouth
Dartmouth from the River Dart
Dartmouth is located in Devon
Dartmouth
Dartmouth
Location within Devon
Population5,064 (2011)
OS grid referenceSX877514
Civil parish
  • Dartmouth
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDARTMOUTH
Postcode districtTQ6
Dialling code01803
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°21′04″N 3°34′44″W / 50.351°N 3.579°W / 50.351; -3.579

Dartmouth (/ˈdɑːrtməθ/) is a town and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is a tourist destination set on the western bank of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a long narrow tidal ria that runs inland as far as Totnes. It lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and South Hams district, and had a population of 5,512 in 2001,[1] reducing to 5,064 at the 2011 census.[2] There are two electoral wards in the Dartmouth area (Townstal & Kingswear). Their combined population at the above census was 6,822.[3][4]

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : South Hams Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 January 2010
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Dartmouth and Kingswear ward 2011". Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Dartmouth Townstall ward 2011". Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.