Starcross

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

The Brunel Pumping Station
Starcross
 Starcross shown within Devon
Population 1,780 (2001)
OS grid referenceSX976818
Civil parishStarcross
DistrictTeignbridge
Shire countyDevon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited 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 ParliamentTeignbridge
List of places
UK
England
Devon

Coordinates: 50°37′36″N 3°26′51″W / 50.6267°N 3.4474°W / 50.6267; -3.4474

Starcross /stɑːrˈkrɒs/ 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

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Teignbridge Retrieved 27 January 2010
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