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Buckfast Abbey, Ashburton, Devon, England.
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Ashburton, town (parish), Teignbridge district, administrative and historic county of Devon, southwestern England. The town lies on the southeastern margin of Dartmoor.

It was designated a stannary (tin-mining) town in 1285. The priest of the Chantry Chapel of St. Lawrence kept a “free scole,” which survived as a grammar school from the late 16th century until 1938. The Church of St. Andrew in the town was built of granite in the 15th century. The neighbouring village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor is known for an annual fair. The monks of nearby Buckfast Abbey (rebuilt 1806–38) made Ashburton serge famous in the 16th century. The abbey now houses a Benedictine community. Pop. (2001) 4,003; (2011) 4,087.