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{{Short description|District of Torquay, Devon, England}}
''"Babbacombe" may also refer to [[John 'Babbacombe' Lee]]''
{{for|the convicted murderer|John 'Babbacombe' Lee}}

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'''Babbacombe'''<ref>{{cite web|title = Babbacombe website | url = http://babbacombe.com/}}</ref> is a district of [[Torquay]], [[Devon]], [[England]]. It is notable for [[Babbacombe Model Village]],<ref>{{cite web | title = Babbacombe Model Village | url = http://www.model-village.co.uk/}}</ref> the [[Babbacombe Theatre]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Babbacombe Theatre | url =http://www.babbacombe-theatre.com}}</ref> and its clifftop green, Babbacombe Downs, from which [[Oddicombe Beach]] is accessed via [[Babbacombe Cliff Railway]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Babbacombe Cliff Railway | url = http://babbacombecliffrailway.co.uk/}}</ref> Frequent buses connect Babbacombe with [[Torquay]] town centre while service 22 operates between [[Dawlish Warren]] and [[South Devon College]].
[[Image:Babacombe Model Village Overview.jpg|200px|left|thumb|An overview of the Model Village]]

'''Babbacombe''' is a district of [[Torquay]], [[Devon]], [[England]]. It is notable for its [[Miniature park|model village]] [[babbacombe model village]], and its clifftop green, Babbacombe Downs, from which [[Oddicombe Beach]] is accessed via [[Babbacombe Cliff Railway]].
==Churches and schools==
[[File:All Saints' church, Babbacombe - geograph.org.uk - 1303055.jpg|thumb|upright|left|All Saints Church, Babbacombe]]
The Church of All Saints was designed by the architect [[William Butterfield]] and built in 1868-74 under the aegis of [[John Hewett (priest)|Rev. John Hewett]] whose initiative it had been to build it.<ref name="Church History">{{cite web |title=Church History |url=https://allsaintsbabbacombe.co.uk/church-history |website=All Saints Church, Babbacombe |publisher=All Saints Church |access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> It is in the Neogothic style and has fine polychrome stonework in the font, pulpit and the chancel floor made from Devon marble. All Saints Church belongs to the Anglo-Catholic tradition within the [[Church of England]], and its parish is one of those in the [[Diocese of Exeter]]. The first vicar was Fr. John Hewitt, whose ministry began when the church was founded and continued to his retirement in 1910.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allsaintsbabbacombe.org.uk/ |title=All Saints Babbacombe |accessdate=2012-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114133704/http://www.allsaintsbabbacombe.org.uk/ |archive-date=14 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Babbacombe has a primary school, All Saints Babbacombe Church of England Primary School.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.babbacombe-primary.torbay.sch.uk/ |title=All Saints Babbacombe C of E Primary School |access-date=2012-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527075319/http://www.babbacombe-primary.torbay.sch.uk/ |archive-date=2012-05-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==Babbacombe Downs==
Babbacombe Downs is the most picturesque part of Babbacombe having fabulous views over Lyme bay. From Babbacombe Downs there is easy access using cliff paths to Oddicombe beach and Babbacombe beach.

==Notable people==
[[John Hewett (priest)|Rev. John Hewett]] was Vicar of Babbacombe and founded the church there.

The actress and dancer [[Rosina Vokes]] (1854-1894) died in Babbacombe.


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 23:33, 22 November 2024

For the convicted murderer, see John 'Babbacombe' Lee.

Babbacombe
Oddicombe Beach from Babbacombe Downs
Babbacombe is located in Devon
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Location within Devon
OS grid referenceSX9265
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  • Torbay
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTorquay
Postcode districtTQ1
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Devon
50°28′N 3°31′W / 50.47°N 03.52°W / 50.47; -03.52

Babbacombe[1] is a district of Torquay, Devon, England. It is notable for Babbacombe Model Village,[2] the Babbacombe Theatre[3] and its clifftop green, Babbacombe Downs, from which Oddicombe Beach is accessed via Babbacombe Cliff Railway.[4] Frequent buses connect Babbacombe with Torquay town centre while service 22 operates between Dawlish Warren and South Devon College.

Churches and schools

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All Saints Church, Babbacombe

The Church of All Saints was designed by the architect William Butterfield and built in 1868-74 under the aegis of Rev. John Hewett whose initiative it had been to build it.[5] It is in the Neogothic style and has fine polychrome stonework in the font, pulpit and the chancel floor made from Devon marble. All Saints Church belongs to the Anglo-Catholic tradition within the Church of England, and its parish is one of those in the Diocese of Exeter. The first vicar was Fr. John Hewitt, whose ministry began when the church was founded and continued to his retirement in 1910.[6]

Babbacombe has a primary school, All Saints Babbacombe Church of England Primary School.[7]

Babbacombe Downs

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Babbacombe Downs is the most picturesque part of Babbacombe having fabulous views over Lyme bay. From Babbacombe Downs there is easy access using cliff paths to Oddicombe beach and Babbacombe beach.

Notable people

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Rev. John Hewett was Vicar of Babbacombe and founded the church there.

The actress and dancer Rosina Vokes (1854-1894) died in Babbacombe.

References

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  1. ^ "Babbacombe website".
  2. ^ "Babbacombe Model Village".
  3. ^ "Babbacombe Theatre".
  4. ^ "Babbacombe Cliff Railway".
  5. ^ "Church History". All Saints Church, Babbacombe. All Saints Church. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ^ "All Saints Babbacombe". Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  7. ^ "All Saints Babbacombe C of E Primary School". Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
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