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Salcombe
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Salcombe
Salcombe
is a popular resort
town
in the
South Hams
district of
Devon
, south west England. The town is close to the mouth of the
Kingsbridge Estuary
, built mostly on the steep west side of the estuary and lies within the
South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
(AONB). The town's extensive
waterfront
and the naturally sheltered
harbour
formed by the estuary gave rise to its success as a
boat-
and
shipbuilding
and
sailing
port and, in modern times,
tourism
especially in the form of pleasure
sailing
and
yachting
. The town is also home to a traditional shellfish fishing industry. The town is part of the
electoral ward
of
Salcombe
and
Malborough
. At the
2011 census
it showed a total population of 3,353
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