Scoriton is a tiny hamlet in the county of

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...

, England, and the main centre of habitation of the parish of West Buckfastleigh.BBC
"West Buckfastleigh Parish"
Domesday Reloaded. Retrieved 30 - 11 - 2015.

Description

The Tradesmans Arms, Scorriton - geograph

The hamlet is about three miles northwest of

Buckfastleigh Buckfastleigh is a market town and civil parish in Devon, England situated beside the Devon Expressway ( A38) at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park. It is part of Teignbridge and, for ecclesiastical purposes, lies within the Totnes Deanery ...

and is situated within the boundaries of

Dartmoor Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, England. The moorland and surrounding land has been protected by National Park status since 1951. Dartmoor National Park covers . The granite which forms the uplands dates from the Carboniferous P ...

National Park. The hamlet consists largely of about a dozen stone-built cottages, but there are also 4 local authority houses, a farm, and a popular inn with food and accommodation, called ''The Tradesman's Arms''. Faced with the closure of the inn in 2008, four regulars decided to buy the property and reopen it. The inn is still open and thriving as of November 2022. The Scoriton Country Show is held annually on August Bank Holiday Monday in a field on the outskirts of the village, it is now in its 72nd year. There is also an annual Christmas 'Ball in the Hall' which is held at the Scoriton Village Hall.

Transportation

Bus line 672 of Country Bus Devon calls at ''The Tradesman's Arms'' twice every Thursday (except for public holidays): once at 10:11 towards Buckfastleigh, Ashburton, Seale, and

Newton Abbot Newton Abbot is a market town and civil parish on the River Teign in the Teignbridge District of Devon, England. Its 2011 population of 24,029 was estimated to reach 26,655 in 2019. It grew rapidly in the Victorian era as the home of the So ...

, and once at 14:15 towards

Holne Holne is a village and civil parish on the southeastern slopes of Dartmoor in Devon, England. A community has existed here since at least the 11th century, and today a population of around 250 people is served by a church and a public house, the ...

, Poundsgate, Ponsworthy, Widecombe, and Buckland-in-the-Moor.

Twinning

The village is twinned with the commune of

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.BBC
"W. Buckfastleigh Recreation"
Domesday Reloaded. Retrieved 30 - 11 - 2015.

References

External links

Villages in Devon {{devon-geo-stub