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Encyclopedia > Buckfastleigh

Buckfastleigh is a small town in Devon, England, partly within Dartmoor National Park, and on the A38. It has a population of about 5,000. It is a centre of tourism, and is home to Buckfast Abbey, the South Devon Steam Railway, and the Buckfastleigh Butterfly Farm and Otter Sanctuary.




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Buckfastleigh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (256 words)
Buckfastleigh is a small market town in Devon, England, partly within Dartmoor National Park, and on the A38, it is part of Teignbridge District Council and (for ecclesiastical purposes) lies within the Totnes Deanery.
It is a centre of tourism, and is home to Buckfast Abbey, the South Devon Steam Railway, and the Buckfastleigh Butterfly Farm and Otter Sanctuary.
Buckfastleigh itself was The Clearing of Buckfast, and probably originated in the 13th Century.
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