Beesands is a small settlement located midway between Hallsands and Torcross on the coast of Start Bay in South Devon, England. It is best known as a tourist destination, but is still a fishing village that concentrates mainly on crab and lobster fishing through Britannia Fisheries.[1] There is an Anglican chapel dedicated to St Andrew in the village. Behind the beach, north of the settlement is a freshwater lake known as Beesands Ley, smaller but similar in ecology to Slapton Ley about a kilometre to the north.
| Beesands | |
|---|---|
 Looking North along the beach at Beesands | |
  Beesands Location within Devon | |
| Civil parish | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | TQ7 |
| Dialling code | 01548 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Keith Richards' family regularly spent holidays at Beesands during the 1950s. Keith Richards and Mick Jagger's first public performance was at The Cricket Inn in the village.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Welcome". Britannia of Beesands. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Life", Keith Richards' autobiography, ISBN 0297854399
- ^ "Keith Richards: The Biography", Victor Bockris, ISBN 0306812789
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