Botusfleming
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Coordinates: 50°25′48″N 4°14′53″W / 50.430°N 4.248°W
| Botusfleming | |
| Cornish: Bosflumyes | |
  Botusfleming Botusfleming shown within Cornwall | |
| Population | 783 (Civil Parish, 2001) |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SX 404 614 |
| Civil parish | Botus Fleming |
| Unitary authority | Cornwall |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SALTASH |
| Postcode district | PL12 |
| Dialling code | 01752 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | South East Cornwall |
Botusfleming or Botus Fleming (Cornish: Bosflumyes) is a village and civil parish in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[1] The 2001 census gives the parish population as 783. The village is about three miles north-west of Saltash at grid reference SX 403 612. There is a public house (the Rising Sun), a market garden and a small colony of artists, but the village is mostly a dormitory area for Plymouth.
Parish church
The Parish Church is dedicated to St Mary and has a western tower and a fine arcade between the nave and the north aisle. In a field near the church is an obelisk in memory of William Martyn built in 1762.
Other buildings
- Moditonham House is the site of the medieval castle of the Moditons and is now a large Georgian house which is a grade two* listed building incorporating fabric from the earlier building.[2][3]
- The Rising Sun pub was voted number 5 in Britain's Good Pub Guide 2009.
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3
- ↑ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed., revised by E. Radcliffe. Penguin; p. 44-45
- ↑ "Moditonham House, Botusfleming". Bristish Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
Crossroads at Botusfleming.
External links
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