Holbeton is a village located 9 miles south east of Plymouth

Plymouth

Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...

 in Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

, UK. Historically it formed part of Ermington

Ermington

Ermington can refer to:* Ermington House - The residence of Edmund Lockyer in Ermington, AustraliaThere are several places named Ermington:* Ermington, New South Wales - A suburb of Sydney, Australia...

 Hundred. To the east of the village is an Iron age

Iron Age

The Iron Age is the archaeological period generally occurring after the Bronze Age, marked by the prevalent use of iron. The early period of the age is characterized by the widespread use of iron or steel. The adoption of such material coincided with other changes in society, including differing...

 enclosure or Hill fort

Hill fort

A hill fort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Some were used in the post-Roman period...

 known as Holbury

Holbury, Holbeton

Holbury is an Iron Age hill fort situated close to Holbeton in Devon, England. The fort is situated on a hilltop east of the Village approximately 95 metres above sea level overlooking the Erme Estuary....

Holbeton is a considerable village set back a little from the beautiful wooded shores of the River Erme

River Erme

The Erme is a river in south Devon, England. From its source on Dartmoor it flows in a generally southerly direction past some of the best-preserved archaeological remains on the moor. It leaves the moor at the town of Ivybridge and continues southward, passing the settlements of Ermington, Modbury...

 estuary, amid quite unspoiled country. The coastal scenery of the parish is also most attractive.

Country houses

The banks of the Erme are lined with country houses, of which the most notable is Flete House

Flete House

Flete House is a Grade I listed country house at Holbeton, in the South Hams district of Devon, England.Flete was a Saxon estate, the manor being held by the Damarell family from the reign of William I until the time of Edward III....

, in a large park, formerly the seat of Lord Mildmay

Baron Mildmay of Flete

Baron Mildmay of Flete, of Totnes in the County of Devon, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 November 1922 for Francis Mildmay, for many years Member of Parliament for Totnes. He was the grandson of Humphrey St John-Mildmay, younger son of Sir Henry Paulet St...

 and now a Plymouth

Plymouth

Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...

 hospital. Flete owes its present character as a house to Norman Shaw who remodelled it extensively from 1878 onwards. He built the great tower on the north front, rebuilt the north-west wing, and drastically altered the interior to put in "over-rich Tudor". The house had already been drastically remodelled in the Gothic style in 1835, and the front is all of this date.

Holbeton today

Education and community well being are key to the population of Holbeton, with the local Primary School taking the majority of the local children. The village hall and playing fields are host to many activities year round, including school plays, festivals, and sports events.