Bovey Tracey
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Bovey Tracey (/ˌbʌvi ˈtreɪsi/) is a town and civil parish in Devon, England, on the edge of Dartmoor, its proximity to which gives rise to the slogan used on the town's boundary signs, "The Gateway to the Moor". It is often known locally as "Bovey". It is about 10 miles south-west of Exeter and lies on the A382 road, about halfway between Newton Abbot and Moretonhampstead. The village is at the centre of the electoral ward of Bovey. At the 2011 census the population of this ward was 7,721.[1]
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Bovey Tracey | |
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Bovey Tracey town square | |
Location within Devon | |
Population | 4,729 |
OS grid reference | SX817784 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWTON ABBOT |
Postcode district | TQ13 |
Dialling code | 01626 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
50.593°N 3.672°W / 50.593; -3.672 |
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