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Newton Abbot has two non-League football clubs: Buckland Athletic F.C., which plays at Homers Heath, and Newton Abbot Spurs A.F.C., which plays at the Recreation Ground. The headquarters of Devon County Football Association are in the town. Newton Abbot's South Devon Cricket Club was established in 1851 and also plays at the Recreation Ground.
The station was originally known as just "Newton" but this was changed to "Newton Abbot" on 1 March 1877. [ 6 ] The last broad gauge train ran on 20 May 1892, after which all the lines in the area were converted to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm ) standard gauge over the space of a weekend.
The Newton Abbot power station was a power station originally built in 1898 at Jetty Marsh, Newton Abbot as a small station to serve the local community. It was subsequently significantly expanded, and changed from direct current to alternating current when bought by the Torquay corporation in the 1920s to provide power across a wider area towards the coast.
St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot, popularly known as The Clock Tower, is a Grade II* listed building in Newton Abbot. It was constructed in the 15th-century as part of a Gothic-style church and was the site of William III's first proclamation in England (although he had not yet become king). The adjoining nave was demolished in 1836 to improve ...
The Old Town Hall, also known as No. 9 Devon Square, is a former municipal building in Devon Square in Newton Abbot, a town in Devon, in England. The structure, which started life as a private house and was later converted for municipal use, is a Grade II listed building. [1]
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Teignbridge is a local government district in Devon, England.Its council is based in the town of Newton Abbot.The district also includes the towns of Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Dawlish, Kingsteignton and Teignmouth, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
Kingsteignton has a population of over 11,000. The threat of being incorporated into the nearby town of Newton Abbot prompted the parish council to change Kingsteignton's status to a town. The change took effect from 1 January 2009. [1] The town has two electoral wards (east and west). Their combined populations at the 2011 census was 11,147 ...