Clearbrook, Devon
{{Short description|Village in West Devon, England}}
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Clearbrook is a village in the parish of Buckland Monachorum in West Devon district, Devon, England.{{cite web |title=Parish Information |url=https://bucklandmonachorum-pc.gov.uk/parish-information/ |website=bucklandmonachorum-pc.gov.uk |publisher=Buckland Monachorum Parish Council |access-date=7 February 2024}}{{cite web |title=Clearbrook, West Devon |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/clearbrook-west-devon |website=OS GetOutside |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=7 February 2024 |language=en-gb}}{{cite web |title=Towns and Villages Around Plymouth {{!}} Clearbrook |url=http://www.visitoruk.com/Plymouth/clearbrook-C592-V28305.html |website=www.visitoruk.com |access-date=7 February 2024}} The village lies on the River Meavy, south of Yelverton.
The village has a pub, The Skylark.{{cite web |title=Skylark Inn, Clearbrook |url=https://whatpub.com/pubs/PLY/C-01-33/skylark-inn-clearbrook |website=whatpub.com |publisher=Campaign for Real Ale |access-date=7 February 2024}} It has been said{{cite web |title=Clearbrook |url=http://bucklandmonachorum.org.uk/Clearbrook.htm |website=bucklandmonachorum.org.uk |access-date=7 February 2024}} that it is the only one of that name in Britain, but {{as of|2024|lc=yes}} there is also a Skylark in Wellington, Somerset.{{cite web |title=Skylark, Wellington |url=https://whatpub.com/pubs/TAU/573/skylark-wellington |website=whatpub.com |publisher=Campaign for Real Ale |access-date=7 February 2024}}
Clearbrook Halt railway station on the South Devon and Tavistock Railway served the village from 1928 until the line closed in 1962.{{cite web |title=Plymouth to Launceston GWR |url=http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/plymouth-to-launceston-the-gw-route.html |publisher=Cornwall Railway Society |access-date=7 February 2024}} Includes several images of the halt
Clearbrook also has a cycle path, which links towards Plymbridge, Yelverton, Woolwell, Plympton, and onwards towards the city centre of Plymouth.
Clearbrook has a village hall, for events and worship.
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Buckland Monachorum Parish Council |url=https://bucklandmonachorum-pc.gov.uk/ |website=bucklandmonachorum-pc.gov.uk}}
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Category:Villages in the Borough of West Devon
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