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<div>{{Short description|Village in Devon, England}}<br />
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| official_name= South Pool<br />
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| shire_district= [[South Hams]]<br />
| shire_county= [[Devon]]<br />
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| population =137<br />
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'''South Pool''' is a village, parish and former [[Manorialism|manor]] in [[South Hams]], [[Devon]], England. It is situated 3 1/2 miles south-east of the town of [[Kingsbridge]] and 2 1/2 miles north-east of [[Salcombe]]. It is administered by the [[South Hams]] local authority. Historically it formed part of Coleridge Hundred. It falls within Woodleigh Deanery<ref>The Deaneries are used to arrange the typescript Church Notes of B.F.Cresswell which are held in the Westcountry Studies Library.</ref> for ecclesiastical purposes. <br />
The village is in an area of outstanding natural beauty at the head of South Pool creek.<br />
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==Population==<br />
The [[population]] was 412 in 1801 and 296 in 1901.<ref>Figures for other years are available on the local studies website</ref> {{Citation needed|date=August 2017}} Population of 137 in 2021. In 1641/2 96 adult males signed the Protestation returns.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}}<br />
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==Village==<br />
The parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas and St Cyriac. The [[public house]] is called The Millbrook Inn.<br />
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==Transport==<br />
The nearest transport links are at Frogmore (service 93 between Plymouth and Dartmouth), Kingsbridge (service 164 to Totnes, service 606 to Salcolmbe) and Totnes (train services to/from London Paddington/Plymouth/Penzance/Bristol/Birmingham and the north). Kingsbridge is the nearest town and has a wide selection of shops, including two supermarkets (Morrisons and Tesco).<br />
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==Local places of interest==<br />
Local places of interest are [[Dartmouth, Devon|Dartmouth]], Salcombe harbour and the creeks towards Kingsbridge and South Pool, the coast path between Bolt Tail, Bolt Head, Prawle Point, Start Point. Salcombe is renowned for sailing, racing taking place regularly, plus a summer regatta. There are many pleasant beaches along this section of the coast path. Slapton Lea near Torcross is a nature reserve.<br />
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Southpool was rated as among the "20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland" by [[Condé Nast Traveler]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/beautiful-villages-uk|title=THE 20 MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN THE UK AND IRELAND, 20 October 2020|accessdate=14 March 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Historic estates==<br />
The parish contains various historic estates including:<br />
[[File:Scoble from the east - geograph.org.uk - 310188.jpg|thumb|Scoble, viewed from the east]]<br />
*[[Scoble, South Pool|Scoble]] (anciently Scobbahull), about 1 mile west of the village, anciently the seat of the de Scobbahull (''alias'' Scobhill, Scobhul, Scobbhull, etc.,) family,<ref>[[William Pole (antiquary)|Pole, Sir William]] (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, [[Sir John de la Pole, 6th Baronet|Sir John-William de la Pole]] (ed.), London, 1791, p.289</ref> whose heir was the Speccot family, of [[Speccot, Merton|Speccot]] in the parish of Merton, Devon.<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
* [[Leonard Darr]] MP. Resident from 1602 until his death in March 1615.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/darr-leonard-1554-1615|title=DARR, Leonard (c.1554-1615), of Totnes afterwards of South Pool, Devon. - History of Parliament Online|website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org|accessdate=13 June 2021}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{South Hams parishes}}<br />
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[[Category:Civil parishes in South Hams]]<br />
[[Category:Villages in South Hams]]</div>
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