Salcombe
Salcombe is a popular resort town in the South Hams district of Devon, southern west England. The town is close to the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary, primarily improved the steep west side of the estuary. It exists 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 tidewater gave rise to its success as a watercraft and also shipbuilding as well as sailing port and also, in modern-day times, tourist specifically in the form of enjoyment sailing and yachting. The community is likewise house to a typical shellfish fishing industry. 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 (in fact a ria or sank valley) exists between Screw Head and also Sharpitor on the west and also Portlemouth Down on the eastern, and also runs inland for some 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi). The tidewater was assigned a Site of Special Scientific Interest in February 1987 and also is also a Local Nature Reserve.
