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Frogmore and Sherford is a
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
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. Within it are the villages of
Frogmore Frogmore is an estate within the Home Park, adjoining Windsor Castle, in Berkshire, England. It comprises , of primarily private gardens managed by the Crown Estate. It is the location of Frogmore House, a royal retreat, and Frogmore Cottage. ...
and Sherford. The parish was created in 1986 from Sherford and parts of South Pool and Charleton.


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Frogmore and Sherford is a civil parish 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 ...
local government district of 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. It comprises the two villages of Frogmore and Sherford. Frogmore is at the head of a
tidal creek A tidal creek or tidal channel is a narrow inlet or estuary that is affected by the ebb and flow of ocean tides. Thus, it has variable salinity and electrical conductivity over the tidal cycle, and flushes salts from inland soils. Tidal cree ...
of the Kingsbridge Estuary, and Sherford is one mile to the north. Frogmore and Sherford is surrounded by the parishes of Kingsbridge to the west, Buckland-Tout-Saints to the northwest, East Allington to the north, Stokenham to the east, South Pool to the south and completely surrounds the parish of Charleton to the southwest.


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