Salcombe
Salcombe is a preferred resort community in the South Hams area of Devon, southern west England. The town is close to the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary, mostly improved the steep west side of the estuary. It lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The community's extensive waterside as well as the normally sheltered harbour created by the estuary triggered its success as a boat as well as shipbuilding and also cruising port as well as, in modern-day times, tourism especially in the form of satisfaction sailing and yacht. The community is likewise residence to a standard shellfish fishing sector. The town belongs to the electoral ward of Salcombe and also Malborough, for which the 2011 census recorded a total population of 3,353. Kingsbridge Estuary (actually a ria or sank valley) lies between Screw Head and also Sharpitor on the west as well as Portlemouth Down on the eastern, and runs inland for some 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi). The tidewater was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in February 1987 and also is also a Local Nature Reserve.
