The Parish of Slapton is a delightful, rural, coastal Parish comprising the village of Slapton, hamlets of Start and Hansel and many rural farms. It is located in the South Hams, Devon within a National Landscape (area of outstanding natural beauty). Approximately 600 people live in the Parish. Slapton village is located a quarter of a mile inland from Start Bay, famous for Operation Tiger and a series of landing exercises carried out on Slapton Sands prior to the D-Day landings in June 1944. The village lies within a conservation area with thatched cottages, leets and narrow windy streets around St James the Great Church, which was dedicated to St James in 1318. The village and wider Parish are steeped in history dating back to the late 13th and early 14th Century. Slapton village has two pubs, a community shop, a village hall, two churches, several campsites, a defibrillator, a listed BT phone box, a recreation field, a playground, a community nature field and it is home to the Field Studies Council's Slapton Ley field centre. There is also a network of Parish footpaths and a bridleway to explore (including through Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve).
The Slapton Line Partnership's Inland Routes Working Group has continued consultation with Devon County Council Highways to agree the first stage delivery of passing place improvements across strategic sections of the inland route network in 2026/27.
The next Parish Council full council meeting will be on Monday 13th April not Monday 6th April as previously advertised.
Due to the road closure on the A379 along Slapton Ley, service 93 is unable to serve Slapton Turn. Devon County Council have organised and are financially supporting a replacement taxi service to operate between Slapton, Stokenham, Kingsbridge and Strete.
SHDC has advised that both the Torcross Tank Car Park and the public toilets there have now reopened.
