Sparkwell is a small village and
civil parish in the
South Hams
South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England. Services divide between those provided by its own Council headquartered in Totnes, and those provided by Devon County Council headquartered in the city of Exete ...
district of
Devon. Historically it was part of Haytor Hundred.
Its local Anglican church is All Saints Church, Sparkwell.
Its local non-conformist church is Lee Mill Congregational Church, which is affiliated to the
EFCC.
It is home to an erstwhile
one-Michelin-star pub and restaurant, the Treby Arms, previously run by
MasterChef: The Professionals winner Anton Piotrowski.
Dartmoor Zoological Park
Dartmoor Zoological Park (originally Dartmoor Wildlife Park) is a zoo just north of the village of Sparkwell, on the south-west edge of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon in the South West of England. It was opened in 1968 by Ellis Daw who ran i ...
is located on the outskirts of the village.
The true story of Benjamin Mee's acquisition of the zoo inspired his book
We Bought a Zoo, which was later adapted into a
film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
starring
Matt Damon.
The
Hemerdon Mine
Drakelands Mine, also known as Hemerdon Mine or Hemerdon Ball Mine, is a tungsten and tin mine. It is located northeast of Plymouth, near Plympton, in Devon, England. It lies to the north of the villages of Sparkwell and Hemerdon, and adjacen ...
is located in the parish.
References
Villages in South Hams
Civil parishes in South Hams
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