Malborough

Not to be confused with Marlborough

Malborough
Devon
All Saints, Malborough
Location
Grid reference:	SX6939
Location:	50°14’24"N, 3°49’12"W
Data
Population:	971  (2011)
Post town:	Kingsbridge
Postcode:	TQ7
Dialling code:	01548
Local Government
Council:	South Hams
Parliamentary constituency:	Totnes

Malborough is a village located in the south of Devon, close to the wild south coast, on the A381 between Kingsbridge and Salcombe, and is a popular village for tourists, with many holiday homes located around the village, being a degree less expensive than Salcombe down the road.

Malborough can be seen from many miles away throughout this part of Devon, due to its magnificent church spire, which is located at the highest point of the village.

The Church of All Saints dates from the 13th Century and is built from local Soar stone. The Right Honourable John Stapleton de Courcy, 28th Baron Kingsale, is interred in the churchyard, with other members of the de Courcy family.

The village has a fair set of local shops, a small supermarket, a petrol station, two pubs, a large village hall and playing fields, as well as a hotel/restaurant, a primary school and a post office.

Moonraking

Malborough has a number of connections with the word "Moonraker", including the village cricket club, the Malborough Moonrakers Cricket Club. A few local businesses use it too.

Local legend has it that a consignment of brandy was landed at Hope Cove and was in the process of being brought across Bolberry Down to Malborough when the customs men were spied riding down the valley. The smugglers threw the barrels into Horsey Pool, but realised they could still be seen through the water in the moonlight, so started raking the surface of the pond. When the customs men asked what they were doing, they replied that they were trying to rake the moon out of the pond.

Outside links

• Malborough Village