Blackawton
Blackawton is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 647. Blackawton is a major part of the West Dart electoral ward. The ward's population at the 2011 census was 1,946. The village is about six miles west of Dartmouth.
The church is 15th-century, with a Norman baptismal font and a well-preserved rood screen.
Blackawton has hosted an annual worm charming competition since 1980.
There is one pub in Blackawton, The George Inn.
The village runs its own village shop and post office, all run by volunteers.
In 2010 a study of bumblebee behaviour by pupils from Blackawton Primary School was accepted for publication in the Royal Society's Biology Letters journal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackawton
Blackawton Parish Council:
https://blackawtoncommunity.com/parish-council/
Lockdown Necessities:
https://southhams.gov.uk/Blackawton
Weather:
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gbvqkqefg (Woodlands Leisure Park)
OpenStreetMap:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Blackawton#map=14/50.3458/-3.6814
Devon County Council Map Viewer
Information on Devon's environment has been mapped on our Environment Viewer. These maps give access to spatial (geographic) data for Devon on a wide range of topics.
Genuki:
GENUKI provides a virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland. It is a non-commercial service, maintained by a charitable trust and a group of volunteers.
https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/Blackawton
Tithe Map:
The tithe maps and apportionments are an important source of information about the history and topography of a parish. They provide details of land ownership and occupation, and the type of cultivation of the land, and are often the earliest complete maps of parishes.
https://www.devon.gov.uk/historicenvironment/tithe-map/blackawton/
