Frogmore, Devon

Frogmore village hall

Frogmore is a village in the civil parish of Frogmore and Sherford[1] in the South Hams district of the county of Devon, England.[2][3]

The origin of the place-name is from the Old English words frogga and mere meaning pool frequented by frogs.[4]

The village is located at the head of Frogmore Creek, an arm of the Kingsbridge Estuary. It was once a small and thriving port, but is now more popular with tourists and horses.

A regatta is held every year in August; there is a village hall, one pub and a traditional bakery.

References

  1. ↑ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 202 Torbay & South Dartmoor (Totnes & Salcombe) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 9780319232880.
  3. ↑ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Mills, A.D. (2011) [first published 1991]. A Dictionary of British Place Names (First edition revised 2011 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780199609086.

Coordinates: 50°16′13″N 3°43′08″W / 50.27028°N 3.71889°W / 50.27028; -3.71889


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