East Prawle

Village in south Devon, England

Human settlement in England

Chivelstone

District

South Hams

Shire county

Devon

Region

South West

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPolice Devon and Cornwall Fire Devon and Somerset Ambulance South Western

List of places: UK; England; Devon

50°12′54″N 3°42′35″W / 50.2151°N 3.7097°W / 50.2151; -3.7097

East Prawle is a village in the civil parish of Chivelstone, in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It is situated on the coast south east of Salcombe, near the most southerly tip of Devon, Prawle Point.

Mentioned in the Domesday Book, the village's name probably comes from the Anglo-Saxon word Præwhyll meaning 'lookout place'.^[1] Primarily a farming settlement, the village has seen little major development save to meet local requirements. During the First World War an airfield was constructed just outside the village.^[2]

Local amenities include a public house, local shop, and a community hall.

References

^ "Introduction and History". eastprawlehistorysociety.co.uk.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)