Kingswear

Kingswear
Kingswear as seen from Dartmouth
Kingswear Location within Devon
Population	1,217 (2011)
OS grid reference	SX881510
Civil parish	Kingswear
District	South Hams
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DARTMOUTH
Postcode district	TQ6
Dialling code	01803
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Totnes
List of places UK England Devon 50°20′53″N 3°34′23″W / 50.348°N 3.573°W / 50.348; -3.573

Kingswear is a village and civil parish in the South Hams area of the English county of Devon. The village is located on the east bank of the tidal River Dart, close to the river's mouth and opposite the small town of Dartmouth. It lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and has a population of 1,332,^[1] reducing to 1,217 at the 2011 census.^[2]

Kingswear is noted for being the railway terminus for Dartmouth, a role continued to this day by the presence of the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway in the village. Two vehicle ferries and one pedestrian ferry provide links to Dartmouth.

The village itself contains several small tourist-oriented shops and public houses, and is home to the Royal Dart Yacht Club. Kingswear Castle, a privately owned 15th century artillery tower, is situated on the outskirts. Kingswear also contains the Church of St Thomas, which is a member of the Anglican Diocese of Exeter and whose patron saint is Saint Thomas of Canterbury.