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Ashburton, Devon

Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Exeter. It w

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Typical visit
1.5 h–3 h
Best time of year
Year-round

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Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Exeter. It was formerly important as a stannary town (a centre for the administration of tin mining) and remains the largest town in the national park. Ashburton has two pubs in the centre of town and six restaurants/cafés. The town is also part of the electoral ward named Ashburton and Buckfastleigh, the population of which at the 2011 census was 7,718.

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Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Exeter. It was formerly important as a stannary town (a centre for the administration of tin mining) and remains the largest town in the national park. Ashburton has two pubs in the centre of town and six restaurants/cafés. The town is also part of the electoral ward named Ashburton and Buckfastleigh, the population of which at the 2011 census was 7,718.

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Coordinates
50.5153, -3.7550
Address
St Lawrence Lane, TQ13 7DD

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Where is Ashburton, Devon?
Ashburton, Devon is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.5153°, -3.7550°.