Dunsford
| Dunsford | |
  Dunsford Dunsford shown within Devon | |
| Population | 688 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SX813892 |
| District | Teignbridge |
| Shire county | Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | EX6 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Central Devon |
Dunsford is a village in Devon, England, just inside the Dartmoor National Park.
The village has a number of traditional thatched cottages; a primary school which has a swimming pool, climbing wall and sports field; one village shop and post office; a tea room and a public house. St. Mary's Church, built around 1430[citation needed] is located in the village centre. Dunsford also has a great cricket team, their cricket club hut is know to by some, as 'The Club House'.
Dunsford holds a village show at the beginning of July every year and the Dunsford Amateur Dramatic Society (DADS) produces a pantomime in the Village Hall in early January. The villagers also hold an annual fancy dress pancake race[citation needed] in the streets.
Dunsford Halt was a station on the Teign Valley Line from Exeter to Heathfield station that served the village from 1928 to 1958.
Great Fulford House lies near Dunsford; a Domesday manor which has been the home of the Fulford family since at least 1190. The present house was mainly built in the early 16th century and is a semi-fortified mansion house built round a central courtyard.[1]
The hamlet of Butts is about one mile west of Dunsford.
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