Bridgetown occupies the
left bank
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Different structures are referred to as ''banks'' in different fields of geography.
In limnology (the study of inland waters), a stream bank or river bank is the terrain alongsid ...
of the
Dart in the town of
Totnes
Totnes ( or ) is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is about west of Paignton, about west-southwest of Torquay and ab ...
,
Devon
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, England.
It resulted from the first bridge being built across the river for the town. The river is in a valley, with Bridgetown on the south eastern slopes opposite Totnes.
St John's Church, Bridgetown is the
Church of England
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facility for the area and is part of the parish of ''Totnes with Bridgetown'',
There is also a village hall, two large grassy play areas, a dental surgery, a farm, an artisan
chocolaterie, two small corner shops, a Chinese
takeaway, one
public house
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, which includes its own brewery, Longmarsh — a riverside walk also used for military training, a rowing club, a caravan park and a veterinary clinic.
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Villages in Devon
Totnes