Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Buckfastleigh within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Buckfastleigh, par. and vil. with ry. sta., S. Devon, 5½ miles NW. of Totnes, 5928 ac., pop. 2802; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Friday; has mfrs. of blankets and serges; contains Buckfastleigh Abbey, a stately Tudor mansion, near the ruins of the old abbey.