Salcombe
Salcombe is a preferred resort town in the South Hams area of Devon, southern west England. The town is close to the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary, mainly improved the steep west side of the tidewater. It lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The town's comprehensive waterside and also the normally sheltered harbour formed by the tidewater gave rise to its success as a watercraft and also shipbuilding as well as sailing port as well as, in modern-day times, tourist especially in the form of satisfaction cruising and yacht. The town is likewise house to a conventional shellfish fishing industry. The town belongs to the electoral ward of Salcombe and also Malborough, for which the 2011 census recorded an overall population of 3,353. Kingsbridge Estuary (in fact a ria or sank valley) exists between Screw Head as well as Sharpitor on the west and Portlemouth Down on the east, 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 likewise a Local Nature Reserve.