Galmpton, South Hams

This article is about the hamlet near Thurlestone, Devon. For the village in Torbay, Devon, see Galmpton, Torbay.

Galmpton
Holy Trinity Church
Galmpton is located in Devon
Galmpton
Galmpton
Location within Devon
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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UK
England
Devon
50°14′56″N 3°50′10″W / 50.249°N 3.836°W / 50.249; -3.836
Holy Trinity Church

Galmpton is a small hamlet in the civil parish of South Huish, in the South Hams district, in Devon, England, near Thurlestone. It is 5 miles west of Salcombe. In 1870-72 Galmpton had a population of 176 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.[1] Galmpton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Walementone/Walenimtona[2]

  1. ^ "History of Galmpton, in South Hams and Devon". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Devonshire E-H". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 19 January 2019.