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Strete is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England, on the coast of Start Bay, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village is about 5 miles south-west of the town of Dartmouth on the A379 road between Dartmouth and Kingsbridge, atop the cliffs behind Pilchard Cove at the north end of Slapton Sands,〔Ordnance Survey 1:25000 Outdoor leisure Map 20〕 which part of the beach is known locally as Strete Sands.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Minutes of Strete Parish Council, 16 April 2015 (section 0414/10) )〕 The northern end of the beach has been a naturist beach for many years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Clothes Free / Naturist / Nudist Beaches in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland - Slapton Sands - South Devon )〕 The parish of Strete was created out of the south-eastern part of Blackawton parish in 1881. There was a small medieval chapel of ease in the village until 1836 when the present church, dedicated to St Michael, was built on the same site, incorporating the chapel's tower.〔 The population of the parish was 520 in 2001, decreasing to 474 in 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Parish population 2011 )〕 Its western boundary is formed, in part, by the Gara Brook which separates it from the parish of Slapton, and it also has boundaries with the parishes of Blackawton and Stoke Fleming.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Map of Devon Parishes )〕 The Gara Brook flows into the Higher Ley of Slapton Ley, part of which is in the parish and at the northern end of which is Strete Gate where there is a car park with access to the beach and woodland walks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Teachers Beach Guide – Strete Gate )〕 The first documentary mention of the place was as ''Streta'' in 1194. In 1244 it was called ''Strete''. The name derives from Old English ''Strǣt'', meaning a road or Roman road; the village lies on an ancient trackway. Donn's One-Inch map of 1765 records the village as ''Street'', which it remained until the late 19th century, when it was altered to be spelled ''Strete''. Strete was one of the parishes evacuated in December 1943 as part of Exercise Tiger.〔 ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Strete」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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