Marldon | |
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The old part of Marldon | |
Location within
Devon | |
Population | 2,123 (2011) [1] |
OS grid reference | SX868633 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PAIGNTON |
Postcode district | TQ3 |
Dialling code | 01803 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Marldon is a village in the South Hams in Devon, United Kingdom, to the north-west of Paignton. It is the most northeasterly Civil Parish in the South Hams [2] and includes the village of Compton with Compton Castle. Beacon Hill transmitting station is on the highest point in the parish. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2123.
Church records date back to 1598. [3] The parish was in the Haytor Hundred. Marldon was a small village until the 1960s when major residential development took place. [4]
Marldon is known locally for its Apple Pie fair which originated in the nineteenth century and was revived in 1958. [5]
Marldon is an active community with many clubs and groups meeting regularly. [6]
Two walking trails pass through the village: