Stoke Fleming

Stoke Fleming
St Peter's Church, Stoke Fleming
Stoke Fleming is located in Devon
Stoke Fleming
Stoke Fleming
Location within Devon
Population803 (2011 census)
Civil parish
  • Stoke Fleming
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°19′N 3°36′W / 50.317°N 3.600°W / 50.317; -3.600

Stoke Fleming is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It lies on the A379 road about one and a half miles south of the town of Dartmouth, at the north end of Start Bay and within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1] In 2001 the parish had a population of 1,012, compared to 708 in 1901,[2] reducing again to 803 at the 2011 census[3] The parish is a major part of the Skerries electoral ward. The ward's total population at the same census was 1,927.[4] Stoke Fleming a primary school, library[5] and a football club.[6]

  1. ^ "Parish of Stoke Fleming". Stoke Fleming Parish Council. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  2. ^ Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 160. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
  3. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Skerries ward 2011". Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Stoke Fleming Library". www.devon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Expired Website". stokeflemingfc.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013.