Newton Abbot

50.530277777778 - 3.6136111111111Koordinaten: 50 ° 32 'N, 3 ° 37 ' W

Newton Abbot is a city in southwest England. Newton Abbot is located in the county of Devon, has 23,580 inhabitants (as of 2001) and is the administrative headquarters of the district of Teignbridge. The distance to the northeast Exeter is approximately 30 kilometers.

Twinning

Newton Abbot in 1979 two partnerships closed.

• The German partner city is Besigheim in Baden-Württemberg.
• The French twin town is Ay, in the Champagne.

Daughters and sons

• William Knox D' Arcy, entrepreneurs, (1849-1917)
• Frank Matcham, Architect, (1854-1920)
• Norah Baring (1907-1985), British actress

Other personalities

• The African explorer Samuel White Baker (1821-1893) and his wife Florence Baker (1841-1916) lived here intermittently from 1874 until her death