The Mounts
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| The Mounts | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 The Mounts | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX756490 |
| Location: | 50°19’40"N, 3°44’55"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Totnes |
| Postcode: | TQ9 |
| Dialling code: | 01548 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Hams |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Hams |
The Mounts is a small hamlet, containing only 17 houses, beside the A381 road between Totnes and Kingsbridge in the south of Devon. It is part of the parish of East Allington, and stands about one mile away from the main village.
Historically, The Mounts was on the border of the area which was evacuated during the Second World War so that secret rehearsals for the Normandy Landings could be carried out, using Slapton Sands. Properties on the east side of the A381 were evacuated, whereas properties on the west side were allowed to remain occupied. It was in St Andrew's Church in East Allington, that the announcement of the evacuation of the area was made, on 12 November 1943.