Ugborough

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Ugborough
Devon

Ugborough
Location
Grid reference: SX677557
Location: 50°23’10"N, 3°51’38"W
Data
Population: 1,736  (2001, parish)
Post town: Ivybridge
Postcode: PL21
Dialling code: 01752
Local Government
Council: South Hams
Parliamentary
constituency:
South West Devon

Ugborough is a village in the south of Devon. It has a large church with a history going back to 1121. The parish population was recorded as 1,736 in 2001.

Ugborough is two miles from the A38 ‘Devon Expressway. Ivybridge railway station is found in Ugborough: it was reopened in 1994 to serve Ivybridge and the surrounding villages.

Unusually for a small Devon village, Ugborough has a sizable central square, and the main bulk of the village is set around the square

The parish includes a number of settlements other than the village such as Bittaford, Wrangaton (which once had a railway station), Cheston and Moorhaven Village[1][2]

To the southeast of Ugborough, within the parish, are the ruins of Fowelscombe House.

Society

The village holds a fair every year in July, with traditional games and stalls.

There is a village hall, hosting local events. It doubles as a pre-school, various entertainments are held mainly in the summer months ranging from live music to themed evenings.

More recently a Youth Group has been set up, catering for many of the village's children.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Ugborough)

References