Bovey Tracey

Bovey Tracey
Bovey Tracey town square
Bovey Tracey Location within the United Kingdom
Population	4,729
OS grid reference	SX817784
District	Teignbridge
Shire county	Devon
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWTON ABBOT
Postcode district	TQ13
Dialling code	01626
UK Parliament	Central Devon
List of places UK England 50°35′35″N 3°40′19″W / 50.593°N 3.672°W / 50.593; -3.672

Bovey Tracey (/ˌbʌvi ˈtreɪsi/) is a town and civil parish in Devon, England. It is located on the edge of Dartmoor, which gives rise to the slogan used on the town's boundary signs: The Gateway to the Moor. It is often known locally as Bovey. About 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Exeter, it lies on the A382 road, about halfway between Newton Abbot and Moretonhampstead. The village is at the centre of the electoral ward of Bovey. At the 2011 census, the population of the ward was 7,721.^[1]