Starcross

For other uses of the term, see Star-crossed (disambiguation). For the Phillip Reeve novel, see Starcross (novel). For the Infocom text adventure, see Starcross (video game).

Starcross
The Brunel Pumping Station
Starcross  Starcross shown within Devon
Population	1,780 (2001)
OS grid reference	SX976818
Civil parish	Starcross
District	Teignbridge
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EXETER
Postcode district	EX6
Dialling code	01626
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Teignbridge
List of places UK England Devon

Starcross /stɑrˈkrɒs/ is a village with a population of 1,780^[1] situated on the west shore of the Exe Estuary in Teignbridge in the English county of Devon. The village is popular in summer with leisure craft, and is home to one of the United Kingdom's oldest sailing clubs.

The A379 road and the London to Penzance railway line both run through the village along the banks of the estuary. Starcross railway station is situated on the railway, and the Starcross to Exmouth Ferry, a small passenger ferry, operates across the estuary to Exmouth.

A notable feature of Starcross is the Italianate pumping engine house, the best surviving building from Brunel's unsuccessful Atmospheric Railway. The enterprise is commemorated in the Atmospheric Railway pub located opposite the present-day railway station. Note that the Brunel pumphouse now houses the Starcross Fishing and Cruising Club rather than a museum dedicated to the atmospheric railway, as quoted in many guide books.

St. Paul's Church is found on Church Street, opposite the Almshouses. It was mentioned in Piggott and Co.'s pocket atlas, topography and gazetteer of England 1840 as St. Paul's Chapel of Ease.

Powderham Castle is also located north of the village on the A379 road towards the village of Kenton.

See also

• Starcross railway station

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Starcross.

• Webcam of Starcross

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