Stoke Gabriel
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Stoke Gabriel is a village and parish in Devon, England, situated on a creek of the River Dart. The village is a popular tourist destination in the South Hams and is famous for its mill pond and crab fishing (known colloquially as "crabbing"). It is equidistant from Paignton, Dartmouth and Totnes, and has a population of approximately 2,500.
Fisherman probably first came to Stoke Gabriel to fish salmon and gain access to the River Dart. The village has an approximately 1000 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.
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.
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