Goodrington is an area of Paignton in

Devon Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) 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 ...

, England. It is situated in

Tor Bay Tor Bay (sometimes written as Torbay) is a bay on the south-east coast of the county of Devon, England. Facing east into the English Channel, it is about wide from north to south. The settlements of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, which lie alo ...

and lies between

Paignton Paignton ( ) is a seaside town on the coast of Tor Bay in Devon, England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the unitary authority, borough of Torbay which was created in 1968. The Torbay area is a holiday destination known as the Engli ...

town centre and

Brixham Brixham is a coastal town and civil parish in the borough of Torbay in the county of Devon, in the south-west of England. As of the 2021 census, Brixham had a population of 16,825. It is one of the main three centres of the borough, along with ...

, less than south of central

. Its beach is known as Goodrington Sands.

History

Goodrington is mentioned in the

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of AD 1086 as ''Godrintone'' in the ancient

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of Kerswell. The village became part of Haytor Hundred when it was derived from Kerswell Hundred. In the 18th century the name was written as ''Goderington''. In the late 19th century, the administrative functions of the hundred became a part of other units of government. In 1968 three councils were amalgamated, then since 1972 the

Torbay Council Torbay Council is the local authority for Torbay, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. Since 1998 the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a count ...

provides many governmental services for Goodrington. Goodrington has a

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, on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, a

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, three beaches, a park with boating lake, various shops and other facilities, including a petrol station, public house and several holiday parks. To the south there is also a popular dog walking route running along the coast to Broadsands. This passes several fishing spots and "Sugarloaf", a large hill with a view of the Bay. The area has two churches, St. George's (Anglican) and the Goodrington Methodist Church. The main road passing Goodrington is Dartmouth Road (A379) which is served by Stagecoach Devon service 12 between

and

Newton Abbot Newton Abbot is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish on the River Teign in the Teignbridge, Teignbridge District of Devon, England. Its population was 24,029 in 2011, and was estimated at 26,655 in 2019. It grew rapidly in ...

every 10 minutes. In addition Torbay Mini Buses operate service 25 between

(

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), and Roundham Road (close to Youngs Park) via the

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on an hourly basis.

Environment

The location is home to the largest known Davey Elm in the UK.Tree Register of the British Isles. Goodrington Park and Youngs Park are now tended by a local group called Youngs Park People who keep the green in excellent condition with many planted areas.

References

{{Devon Populated coastal places in Devon Seaside resorts in England Torbay