Kingsbridge | |
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![]() Coat of Arms of Kingsbridge | |
Location within Devon | |
Population | 6,116 (2011 census) |
OS grid reference | SX7344 |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KINGSBRIDGE |
Postcode district | TQ7 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Kingsbridge is a market town in the South Hams district of Devon, England, with a population of 6,116 at the 2011 census.[2] Two electoral wards bear the name of Kingsbridge (East & North). Their combined population at the above census was 4,381.[3][4] It is situated at the northern end of the Kingsbridge Estuary, a ria that extends to the sea six miles (10 km) south of the town. It is the third largest settlement in the South Hams and is 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Torquay and 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Plymouth.