Dartmouth is a town and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is a tourist destination set on the western bank of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a long narrow tidal ria that runs inland as far as Totnes. It lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and South Hams district, and had a population of 5,512 in 2001, reducing to 5,064 at the 2011 census. There are two electoral wards in the Dartmouth area. Their combined population at the above census was 6,822.
Dartmouth from the River Dart
Medieval church door of St Saviour's, with armorial leopards
The arrival of the Great Carrack Madre de Deus at Dartmouth Harbour, 18 September 1592
The Butterwalk
Devon is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west. The city of Plymouth is the largest settlement, and the city of Exeter is the county town.
Image: Combe Martin Panorama (7338286364)
Image: Dartmoor ponies by the B3212 geograph.org.uk 4546147
Menhir at Drizzlecombe
Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide