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Beesands
Village in Devon, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beesands is a small settlement located midway between Hallsands and Torcross on the coast of Start Bay in South Devon, England. It is best known as a tourist destination, but is still a fishing village that concentrates mainly on crab and lobster fishing through Britannia Fisheries.[1] There is an Anglican chapel dedicated to St Andrew in the village. Behind the beach, north of the settlement is a freshwater lake known as Beesands Ley, smaller but similar in ecology to Slapton Ley about a kilometre to the north.
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Location within Devon | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | TQ7 |
Dialling code | 01548 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
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50°15′11″N 3°39′26″W |
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Keith Richards' family regularly spent holidays at Beesands during the 1950s. Keith Richards and Mick Jagger's first public performance was at The Cricket Inn in the village.[2][3]