Salcombe
Salcombe is a prominent hotel community in the South Hams area of Devon, south west England. The town is close to the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary, primarily built on the high west side of the tidewater. It lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The town's comprehensive beachfront and also the normally protected harbour created by the estuary generated its success as a watercraft and shipbuilding and also sailing port and also, in modern times, tourist particularly in the form of enjoyment sailing and yachting. The community is also house to a conventional shellfish angling market. The community belongs to the selecting ward of Salcombe and Malborough, for which the 2011 census recorded a complete population of 3,353. Kingsbridge Estuary (actually a ria or sank valley) lies between Screw Head and Sharpitor on the west and Portlemouth Down on the east, and also runs inland for some 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi). The estuary was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in February 1987 and is likewise a Local Nature Reserve.