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run daily. It is served by the frequent "Hop 12" service between Brixham and Newton Abbot operated by Stagecoach South West. In Churston Ferrers is situated the well regarded
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Churston residents tend to associate mostly with Brixham, though those in the northern part of the Churston-with-Galmpton ward often think of themselves as part of Paignton.
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until 1 April 1968 when the parish was abolished. The more built-up northern part of the parish, including the village itself, became part of the new parish and
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situated to the immediate west of the parish church. Within the parish, off the Brixham Road, is situated
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Churston Ferrers, with St Mary's Church and Churston Court (left, west of church), viewed from south-east
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of Torbay. The more rural southern part was transferred to the parish of
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was a regular guest of Lord Churston at Churston Court. In her
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The place-name 'Churston Ferrers' is first attested in the
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Churston Ferrers is located in Devon
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