Area Info for Buckland Monachorum (Devon)

Overview of Buckland Monachorum

Buckland Monachorum is a village located in the county of Devon, in the South West of England. It is situated within the district of West Devon and is known for its picturesque rural setting and historical significance.

Historical Background

The village has a rich history that dates back several centuries. Its name suggests a monastic origin, likely linked to the Benedictine monks who once inhabited the area. The "Buckland" part of the name indicates a "land of the monks," reflecting its historical association with monastic communities.

Geography and Location

Buckland Monachorum is located near the River Meavy and is close to Dartmoor National Park, offering scenic landscapes and outdoor recreational opportunities. The village is approximately 4 miles west of the town of Yelverton and about 8 miles from the city of Plymouth.

Local Amenities and Attractions

The village features a church, local pubs, and community facilities that serve residents and visitors. Notable nearby attractions include the National Trust's Cadover Bridge and the historic Buckland Abbey, a former monastery turned country house managed by the National Trust.

Community and Lifestyle

Buckland Monachorum maintains a peaceful rural community with a strong sense of local identity. It is popular among those seeking a tranquil lifestyle, with access to outdoor activities such as walking, cycling, and exploring the natural beauty of Dartmoor.
Education
School
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School0.00 miles
Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 7NA
Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School1.70 miles
Walkhampton Road, Horrabridge, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 7SZ
Lady Modiford's Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Primary School2.82 miles
Walkhampton, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6JR
Whitchurch Community Primary School2.88 miles
School Road, Whitchurch, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9SR
Bere Alston Primary School2.97 miles
Station Road, Bere Alston, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 7AU
Meavy Church of England Primary School3.22 miles
Meavy, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6PJ
Calstock Community Primary School3.27 miles
Back Road, Calstock, Cornwall, PL18 9QL
Tavistock College3.40 miles
Crowndale Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8DD
Tavistock Community Primary & Nursery School3.53 miles
Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8BX
Chelfham Bere Alston3.64 miles
Bere Alston, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 7EX
St Peter's Church of England (VA) Junior School3.73 miles
School Close, Greenlands Estate, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9HW
Gulworthy Primary School3.83 miles
Gulworthy, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8JA
St Rumon's Church of England (VC) Infants School3.89 miles
Dolvin Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9EA
Gunnislake Primary Academy4.23 miles
Chapel Street, Gunnislake, Cornwall, PL18 9NA
Mount Kelly4.26 miles
Parkwood Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 0HZ
Widewell Primary Academy4.38 miles
Lulworth Drive, Roborough, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7ER
Health
Clinic
Tavistock Hospital3.76 miles
Spring Hill, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8LD
Specsavers Hearcare - Devon - Tavistock3.85 miles
Specsavers Opticians, 3 West Street, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8AD
Woolwell Centre4.30 miles
Darklake Lane, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7TR
Woolwell Medical Centre4.36 miles
School Drive, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7TH
Plymouth Hospital5.45 miles
Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Sentinel Assessment & Treatment Services - Derriford Hospital5.45 miles
Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Express Diagnostics (Derriford)5.46 miles
6 Research Way, Tamar Science Park, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BU
Sentinel Assessment & Treatment Services5.46 miles
Tamar Science Park, Davy Road, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BU
Thornberry Centre5.49 miles
1 Brest Way,, PL6 5XW
The Plymouth Dialysis Unit5.50 miles
Eaton Business Park, 184 Plymbridge Road, Estover, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7FL
Glenbourne Unit5.51 miles
Morlaix Drive,, PL6 5AF
Ernesettle Primary Care Centre (Regional Hearing Specialists)5.53 miles
Ernesettle Green, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2ST
Ernsettle Surgery5.53 miles
Ernesettle Green, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2ST
Ernesettle Primary Care Centre5.53 miles
Ernesettle Green, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2ST
Plym Bridge5.70 miles
4 William Prance Road,, PL6 5ZD
Sentinel Assessment And Treatment Services - Peninsula Treatment Centre5.73 miles
20 Brest Rd, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5XP
GP
Yelverton Surgery2.05 miles
Yelverton Surgery, Westella Road, Yelverton, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6AS
Abbey Surgery2.86 miles
Station Road, Bere Alston, PL20 7EJ
The Surgery2.86 miles
Station Road, Bere Alston, Devon, PL20 7EJ
Abbey Surgery3.70 miles
28 Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8BU
Tavyside Health Centre3.72 miles
Abbey Rise, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9FD
Gunnislake Health Centre4.24 miles
The Orchard, Gunnislake, Cornwall, PL18 9JZ
Woolwell Medical Centre4.36 miles
Woolwell Medical Centre, School Drive, Woolwell, Plymouth, PL6 7TH
Knowle House Surgery4.61 miles
Harwood Avenue, Tamerton Foloit, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4NU
Southway Surgery4.64 miles
33 Rockfield Avenue, Southway, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 6DX
Roborough Surgery4.71 miles
1 Eastcote Close, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 6PH
Budshead Medical Practice5.42 miles
433 Budshead Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4DU
Ernesettle Primary Care Centre5.53 miles
Ernesettle Green, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2ST
Wotter Surgery5.74 miles
Rear Of Church, Devon, PL7 5HN
Crownhill Surgery5.84 miles
103 Crownhill Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 3BP
Oakside Surgery5.87 miles
Honicknowle Green Medical Centre, Guy Miles Way, Honicknowle, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 3PY
Knowle House Surgery5.96 miles
4 Meavy Way, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 3JB
Hospital
Tavistock Community Hospital3.76 miles
Spring Hill, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8LD
Nuffield Health, Plymouth Hospital5.31 miles
Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BG
Derriford Hospital5.45 miles
Derriford Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Royal Eye Infirmary5.45 miles
Derriford Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre5.73 miles
20 Brest Road, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5XP
St Barnabas Hospital7.09 miles
Higher Port View, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4BU
Mount Gould Local Care Centre8.04 miles
200 Mount Gould Road, Mount Gould, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7PY
Lee Mill Hospital10.35 miles
Beech Road,, PL21 9HL
Launceston General Hospital13.66 miles
Link Road, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 9JD
Liskeard Community Hospital14.29 miles
Clemo Road, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3XD
Ashburton and Buckfastleigh Community Hospital16.86 miles
9-15 Eastern Road, Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7AP
Okehampton Hospital18.04 miles
Cavell Way, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1PN
Moretonhampstead Hospital19.70 miles
Ford Street, Moretonhampstead, Devon, TQ13 8LN
Totnes Community Hospital20.09 miles
Coronation Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5GH
South Hams Hospital21.04 miles
Plymouth Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1AT
Bovey Tracey Community Hospital21.17 miles
Furzleigh Lane, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9HJ
Pharmacy
The Co-Operative Pharmacy1.99 miles
8 Moorland Villas, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6DT
Ir Peacock Chemist2.80 miles
The Pharmacy, 3 Fore Street, Bere Alston, Devon, PL20 7AA
Morrisons Pharmacy3.45 miles
Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9AA
Tavyside Pharmacy3.49 miles
Abbey Rise, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9BB
Day Lewis Plc3.87 miles
81 West Street, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8AQ
Boots3.90 miles
5 - 6 Duke Street, Tavistock, PL19 0BA
Tesco Stores Limited4.21 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, 2 Woolwell Crescent, Woolwell, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7RF
Gunnislake Pharmacy4.24 miles
Gunnislake Health Centre, The Orchard, Gunnislake, PL18 9JZ
The Co-Operative Pharmacy4.50 miles
331 Southway Drive, Southway, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 6QR
The Co-Operative Pharmacy4.70 miles
6 Bampfylde Way, Southway, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 6SW
The Co-Operative Pharmacy5.36 miles
77 Whitleigh Green, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4DE
Doctors' Together Limited5.36 miles
Unit 9b, Forresters Business Park, Estover Industrial Estate, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7PL
The Co-Operative Pharmacy5.68 miles
7 Hornchurch Road, Ernsettle, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2TQ
The Co-Operative Pharmacy5.91 miles
Tesco Store, Transit Way, Honicknowle,Plymouth, Devon, PL5 3TW
Lloydspharmacy5.92 miles
8 Honicknowle Green, Honicknowle, Devon, PL5 3PY
The Co-Operative Pharmacy5.96 miles
Knowle House Surgery, 4 Meavy Way, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 3JB
Leisure
Park
LOPWELL DAM2.21 miles
TAVISTOCK VIADUCT WALK3.84 miles
COTEHELE (Grade II* Listed)4.28 miles
SOUTHWAY VALLEY4.73 miles
CANN WOODS4.95 miles
WHITLEIGH WOOD5.10 miles
BUDSHEAD WOOD5.48 miles
BIRCHAM VALLEY5.56 miles
WOODLAND WOOD VALLEY5.60 miles
FORDER VALLEY6.57 miles
EFFORD MARSHES7.24 miles
KIT HILL7.31 miles
FORD PARK CEMETERY (Grade II* Listed)7.80 miles
SALTRAM HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)8.15 miles
PLYMPTON HOUSE (Grade II Listed)8.42 miles
ANTONY (Grade II* Listed)8.42 miles
Shop
Groceries
Horrabridge Stores1.80 miles
Commercial Road, Horrabridge PL20 7QB
Co-op Yelverton1.99 miles
Yelverton, PL20 6DT
Co-op Yelverton2.80 miles
Bere Alston, PL20 7AD
Lidl Tavistock3.00 miles
142-152 Plymouth Road, Tavistock, PL19 9DS
Morrisons Tavistock3.01 miles
128-130 Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9DS
Tesco Tavistock (Superstore)3.07 miles
Plymouth Rd Retail Park, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9QN
SPAR Tavistock3.70 miles
Spar, 14 Fore Street, Devon, PL19 8DZ
Co-op Tavistock3.91 miles
Market Street, Tavistock, PL19 0DB
Co-op Tavistock3.98 miles
Tavistock, PL19 0BJ
Belliver Stores4.02 miles
20 Hessary Drive, Roborough, Plymouth Devon PL6 7DG
Gunnislake Stores4.17 miles
17 Fore Street, Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9BN
Lidl Woolwell4.22 miles
Towerfield Drive, Plymouth, PL6 7FG
Tesco Plymouth (Extra)4.22 miles
2 Woolwell Crescent, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL6 7RF
Nisa Local4.24 miles
Nisa Local - Pearces Service Station, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, PL18 9EE
Costcutter Plymouth4.42 miles
Rm Bickleigh, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7AJ
Clittaford Stores4.44 miles
179 Clittaford Road, Plymouth Devon PL6 6HX
Transport
Airport
Plymouth City Airport5.10 miles
Exeter International Airport35.45 miles
Newquay St Mawgan Airport38.62 miles
Bus Stop
Buckland Village (S)0.03 miles
Buckland Village (N)0.03 miles
Turning Circle (SW)0.13 miles
Modyford Walk (E)0.13 miles
Crapstone Cottage (E)0.13 miles
Modyford Walk (W)0.13 miles
Bradford Cottages (S)0.24 miles
Bradford Cottages (N)0.24 miles
The Vicarage (E)0.27 miles
The Vicarage (W)0.27 miles
Gate Cottage Junction (N)0.51 miles
Gate Cottage Junction (S)0.51 miles
Village (SE)0.78 miles
Village (NW)0.78 miles
Stonemoor Estate (NE)0.80 miles
Stonemoor Estate (SW)0.80 miles
Ferry Port
Devonport Ferry Terminal8.54 miles
Torpoint Ferry Terminal8.70 miles
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage8.93 miles
Plymouth Stonehouse Ferry Terminal9.06 miles
Plymouth Ferry Terminal9.06 miles
Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing9.25 miles
Cremyll Mount Edgcumbe Ferry Landing9.48 miles
Newton Ferrers Ferry Landing12.97 miles
Warren Point Ferry Landing13.09 miles
Noss Mayo Ferry Landing13.11 miles
Cockleridge Ham Ferry Landing18.59 miles
Bantham Ferry Landing18.80 miles
Totnes Ferry Landing20.27 miles
Kingsbridge Ferry Landing21.50 miles
Salcombe Ferry Landing24.01 miles
South Sands Ferry Landing24.08 miles
Railway Station
Bere Alston Rail Station3.14 miles
Calstock Rail Station3.46 miles
Bere Ferrers Rail Station3.76 miles
Gunnislake Rail Station4.18 miles
St Budeaux Victoria Road Rail Station6.89 miles
St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station6.92 miles
Saltash Rail Station6.97 miles
Keyham Rail Station7.57 miles
Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station8.04 miles
Plymouth Rail Station8.11 miles
Devonport Rail Station8.23 miles
St Germans Rail Station10.47 miles
Ivybridge Rail Station12.17 miles
Menheniot Rail Station13.15 miles
Liskeard Rail Station15.28 miles
St Keyne Wishing Well Halt (Rail Station)15.47 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (PL20 7NA)
Number of Properties in Catchment40
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)13
Property Sales
11, JUBILEE DRIVE
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7FP		£750,000
2024-05-29
detached (New)
freehold
19, JUBILEE DRIVE
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7FP		£200,000
2024-06-27
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2023-01-31   £395,000
7, ABBEY MEADOW
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7FG		£165,000
2024-02-08
terraced
leasehold
KEEPERS COTTAGE
MILTON COMBE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 6HW		£530,000
2024-02-02
detached
freehold
12, JUBILEE DRIVE
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7FP		£790,000
2023-10-31
detached (New)
freehold
15, JUBILEE DRIVE
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7FP		£625,000
2023-09-28
detached (New)
freehold
9, JUBILEE DRIVE
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7FP		£650,000
2023-07-21
detached (New)
freehold
BLOWISCOMBE FARM
MILTON COMBE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 6HR		£1,235,000
2023-07-17
otherPropertyType
freehold
13, JUBILEE DRIVE
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7FP		£625,000
2023-06-30
detached (New)
freehold
18, JUBILEE DRIVE
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7FP		£395,000
2023-06-23
semidetached (New)
freehold
21, JUBILEE DRIVE
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7FP		£390,000
2023-06-07
semidetached (New)
freehold
OLD BARN FARM, SOWTON LANE

YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 6DB		£70,000
2023-03-20
otherPropertyType
freehold
16, JUBILEE DRIVE
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7FP		£395,000
2023-01-31
semidetached (New)
freehold
12, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£435,000
2023-01-27
detached
freehold
Sold 2012-09-14   £250,000
15, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£320,000
2023-01-19
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2016-11-24   £237,000
20, JUBILEE DRIVE
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7FP		£390,000
2022-11-28
semidetached (New)
freehold
17, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£270,000
2022-09-07
semidetached
freehold
19, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£245,000
2022-03-02
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2015-01-09   £191,000
31, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£275,000
2021-09-10
semidetached
freehold
BLOWISCOMBE COTTAGES (2)
MILTON COMBE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 6HJ		£305,000
2021-08-16
terraced
freehold
Sold 2017-10-23   £225,000
11, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£270,000
2021-08-06
semidetached
freehold
3, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£465,000
2021-08-04
detached
freehold
14, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£330,000
2021-06-08
detached
freehold
Sold 2012-08-17   £260,000
29, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£277,000
2021-01-05
semidetached
freehold
LITTLE CUMEREW, STOKE HILL

YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 6EW		£320,000
2020-11-06
detached
freehold
MOORLAND GARDEN HOTEL

YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 6DA		£1,100,000
2020-10-30
otherPropertyType
freehold
27, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£200,000
2020-07-31
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2020-06-25   £196,500
Sold 2014-04-17   £180,000
MEADOWFIELD BARN, STOKE HILL LANE
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7PP		£378,000
2019-12-16
detached
freehold
Sold 2011-09-23   £310,000
23, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£185,000
2019-05-28
semidetached
freehold
17, JUBILEE DRIVE
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7FP		£850,000
2019-05-21
otherPropertyType
freehold
SOUTH PARK, STOKE HILL LANE
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7PP		£517,000
2017-03-03
detached
freehold
MARWOOD HOUSE, STOKE HILL LANE
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7PP		£790,000
2016-06-02
detached
freehold
6, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£250,000
2016-03-17
detached
freehold
37, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
PL20 7UZ		£348,500
2015-06-26
detached
freehold
BLOWISCOMBE FARM (THE COTTAGE)
MILTON COMBE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 6HR		£350,000
2015-01-30
semidetached
freehold
OAK VIEW, 5A, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£285,000
2014-12-03
detached
freehold
8, ABBEY MEADOW
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7FG		£54,000
2014-07-25
terraced
leasehold
8, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£360,000
2014-04-17
detached
freehold
5, SEATON WAY
CRAPSTONE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 7UZ		£345,000
2013-07-10
detached
freehold
OWLS BARN
MILTON COMBE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 6HW		£365,000
2011-11-30
detached
freehold
2, BLOWISCOMBE COTTAGES
MILTON COMBE
YELVERTON
DEVON
PL20 6HJ		£192,000
2010-12-17
terraced
freehold
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