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Dunsford

Coordinates: 50°41′24″N 3°40′55″W / 50.690°N 3.682°W / 50.690; -3.682
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For the place in Canada, see Dunsford, Ontario. For people with the surname, see Dunsford (surname).

Dunsford
The river Teign, as it passes through Dunsford Nature Reserve
Dunsford is located in Devon
Dunsford
Dunsford
Location within Devon
Population688 [1]
OS grid referenceSX813892
Civil parish
  • Dunsford
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEXETER
Postcode districtEX6
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
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Devon
50°41′24″N 3°40′55″W / 50.690°N 3.682°W / 50.690; -3.682

Dunsford is a village in Devon, England; it is located just inside the Dartmoor National Park. The hamlet of Butts is sited about one mile to the west; it generally considered to be part of the village, as is Reedy, which is a similar distance to the east.

History

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The place name is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Dunesforda, meaning 'Dunn's ford'.[1]

The village has a number of traditional thatched cottages; a primary school which has a swimming pool, climbing wall and sports field; one village shop and post office; a tea room and a public house. St Mary's Church, built between 1420 and 1455,[2] is located in the village centre.

Dunsford Halt was a station on the Teign Valley Line from Exeter St Thomas to Heathfield station that served the village from 1928 to 1958.[3]

Great Fulford House lies to the west of Dunsford; a Domesday manor which has been the home of the Fulford family since at least 1190. The present house was mainly built in the early 16th century and is a semi-fortified mansion house built round a central courtyard.[4] It was the backdrop to the 2014 reality-television programme,