Buckfastleigh
Buckfastleigh is a small market town and civil church in Devon, England situated close to the Devon Expressway (A38) at the edge of the Dartmoor National Forest. It belongs to Teignbridge as well as, for ecclesiastical objectives, lies within the Totnes Deanery. It has a population of 3,661. It is a centre of tourism as well as is home to Buckfast Abbey, the South Devon Railway, the Buckfastleigh Butterfly Farm and Otter Sanctuary, the Tomb of Squire Richard Cabell and The Valiant Soldier. With 13 letters, Buckfastleigh is the longest place name in England without any duplicated letters, connected with Buslingthorpe, Leeds and Buslingthorpe, Lincolnshire. Geographically, Buckfastleigh straddles the confluence of 2 tiny streams from Dartmoor which feed into the River Dart simply to the east of the town. About one mile to the north exists Buckfast, residence of Buckfast Abbey. To the northwest lie Holne as well as Scorriton on the southerly breastwork of the Dartmoor upland. Pridhamsleigh Cavern is nearby and also is neighboured by Ashburton and also Lower Dean.
