Marldon is a village in the

South Hams South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England. Services divide between those provided by its own Council headquartered in Totnes, and those provided by Devon County Council headquartered in the city of Exete ...

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, United Kingdom, to the north-west of

Paignton Paignton ( ) is a seaside town on the coast of Tor Bay in Devon, England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the borough of Torbay which was created in 1998. The Torbay area is a holiday destination known as the English Riviera. Paignt ...

. It is the most northeasterly

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in the South Hams and includes the village of Compton with Compton Castle.

Beacon Hill transmitting station The Beacon Hill transmitting station is an English telecommunications facility located at Beacon Hill, Marldon, Devon. It includes a guyed mast (Beacon Hill A) and a free-standing lattice tower (Beacon Hill B), both of which support various an ...

is on the highest point in the parish.

History

Church records date back to 1598. The parish was in the

Haytor Hundred The hundred of Haytor was the name of one of thirty two ancient administrative units of Devon, England. The hundred covered the coastal area between the River Teign and River Dart. It was likely named after a lost village located somewhere between ...

. Marldon was a small village until the 1960s when major residential development took place. Marldon is known locally for its Apple Pie fair which originated in the nineteenth century and was revived in 1958.

Amenities

Marldon is an active community with many clubs and groups meeting regularly. Two walking trails pass through the village: * John Musgrave Heritage Trail, a 35-mile route around Torbay * Totnes-Torquay Trail

Notable former residents

* Robert Adams (1810–1870), inventor of the double-action revolver * Gilberts of Compton, including the explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539-1583) *

Elizabeth Goudge Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge FRSL (24 April 1900 – 1 April 1984) was an English writer of fiction and children's books. She won the Carnegie Medal for British children's books in 1946 for ''The Little White Horse''. Goudge was long a popular ...

(1900–1984), writer. She lived at Westerland from 1939 to 1950. Some of her books are set in the area.Elizabeth Goudge, the Marldon years
Retrieved 30 November 2020. *

Ray Tolchard Raymond Charles Tolchard (13 October 1953 – 31 July 2004) was an English cricketer and umpire. Tolchard was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Torquay, Devon. Cricket career Tolchard made his debut for Devon in the 1975 Minor Counties Ch ...

(1953–2004), cricketer and umpire

References

External links

Marldon
GENUKI
Marldon local history groupMarldon Parish CouncilMarldon village hallSt John the Baptist Church
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