Bovey Tracey

Bovey Tracey
Bovey Tracey town square
Bovey Tracey Location within Devon
Population	7,996
OS grid reference	SX817784
District	Teignbridge
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWTON ABBOT
Postcode district	TQ13
Dialling code	01626
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Central Devon
List of places UK England Devon 50°35′35″N 3°40′19″W / 50.593°N 3.672°W / 50.593; -3.672

Bovey Tracey (/ˌbʌvi ˈtreɪsi/) is a town and civil parish in Devon, England. It is located on the edge of Dartmoor, which gives rise to the slogan used on the town's boundary signs: The Gateway to the Moor. It is often known locally as Bovey. About 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Exeter, it lies on the A382 road, about halfway between Newton Abbot and Moretonhampstead. The village is at the centre of the electoral ward of Bovey. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 7,996, which was slightly more than the 7,168 recorded at the 2011 census.^[1]