| Welcome to Kingston Parish Council website, you should be able to find all the statutory information, as well as other village information. |
| Kingston is a small village lying between Dartmoor and the sea in the South Hams District of Devon County Council. The population of around 308 adults, 58 children in 219 Properties of which 48 are holiday or 2nd homes. |
The village is surrounded by working farms and miles of beautiful coastline and the newly created Erme estuary marine conservation zone which is a haven for birds and wildlife including the rare tentacled lagoon worm. Several footpaths offer differing views of our stunning parish. .mcz-erme-estuary-2019
The parish is in the middle of the South Devon National Landscape and the village includes two conservation areas. The National Trust owns some farmland and coastline in Kingston.
The Dolphin inn is owned by punch Taverns, Once again they have decided not to repair the rooms, nor spend money repairing the bar fittings and floor, they are instead trying to redevelop the garden so they can increase the rent, after failing to carry out repairs to the broken window or provide the necessary safety certificates, Dale is leaving and a new tenant will arrive on Monday 23rd June.
Dale Jefferies is the host, please visit the new website for details and opening hours Tel 07764 218736
www.the-dolphin-inn-Kingston.co.uk
The nearest shop is Holywell stores 3 miles away in St Ann’s Chapel, or for more variety 5 miles away in Modbury there are lots of shops and 3 pubs.
Electric car charging is available in Pounwell car park, Modbury. This run by Scottish power via its APP, there are 2 charging outlets, Type 2 sockets, you need your own lead, these are 22KW outputs and will charge a car from 20% to 80% in 4 hours, you also need to pay a parking charge of £2.90 for 4 hours or £5 from 8am to 6pm.
Local Taxi. Geoff Ross. SA Cars 01548 810935, 07535 266388. Geoff.ross@gmail.com
there is a Fare car available on Tuesday and Friday run by Ivy Cabs 01752 895555, this will get you to Modbury for 1005 returning at 1345 for £3 return or Ivybridge for 1035 returning at 1315 for £3.50 return. You have to ring and book on Thursday between 8 AM and 5PM. Bus passes will now give free travel in the Fare Car.
St James the Less Parish Church, open daily until dusk, service most Sundays at 9.30am, see the newsletter link for more information.
There is a new tree plan, see the link below, any questions please contact Cllr Joel Wakling or Thelma Rumsey. thelmainkingston@gmail.com
Tree Wardens often work with the
Council’s tree officers, Parish Councils and
voluntary organisations. At a Parish Council
level, this might include providing specific
comments on protected tree applications. They
can also help by directing residents to useful
information, professional bodies or the District
Council’s tree specialists on matters of tree
protection.
Whilst they have excellent levels of
understanding, Tree Wardens are not a
substitute for qualified arboriculturists and
are not covered by public indemnity insurance,
which is important when discussing tree
safety issues, or advising about trees which are
suffering from diseases such as ash dieback. For
that reason, the Council will always advise that
residents are directed to a suitably qualified tree
surgeon or arboricultural consultant.
A Tree Warden is not the same as a Tree Officer
– The Tree Officer is a position held by the
Council’s employed specialists.
If you are interested in becoming a Tree Warden,
please email us and the Council will pass your
details to the South Hams Tree Warden Network.
Website Accessibility Statement
Document dated 17th September
We are continually seeking out solutions that will bring all areas of the site up to the same level of overall web accessibility. In the meantime should you experience any difficulty in accessing our website, please don’t hesitate to contact the Parish Clerk, Lorraine Squire either by phone on 07967342535 or e-mail kingstonclerk@gmail.com