Stoke Gabriel, Devon
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Stoke Gabriel is a village and parish in Devon, England, situated on a creek of the River Dart. It is equidistant from Paignton, Dartmouth and Totnes.
The village has two public houses: The Church House Inn and The Castle. Until recently there was a third pub called The Victoria and Albert Inn.
Fisherman probably first came to Stoke Gabriel to fish salmon and gain access to the River Dart. The village has an approximately 900 year old Yew tree in the churchyard of The Church of St. Mary and St. Gabriel, a church which has stood since Norman times. Legend has it that if you walk backwards seven times round the yew's main stem you will be granted a wish.
Stoke Gabriel was the birth place of the Great Western Railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer George Jackson Churchward, who lends his name to the local football club's ground.
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