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The village has several listed buildings, a small shop, (with a hair salon on the upper floor) and two pubs. The Court Farm Inn was previously a farm, and was converted to a pub in the 20th century when the old Tradesmans Arms closed. The other pub is the older Butchers Arms, which was originally a smithy. The village post office was closed by Royal Mail in 2008, it is now an emporium and coffee house. Abbotskerswell Priory, just north of the parish boundary, was home to an Order of Augustinian nuns from 1861 to 1983 and was then converted into apartments and cottages for elderly people.
The village hosts the annual "Abbfest" Beer and Food Festival which celebrates Devon food and drink.
As of 2010, the village has two teams in the South Devon Football League: the main team is in the Premier Division, and the Reserves in Division Four. Their ground is at Abbots Park. Abbotskerswell Cricket Club has two adult teams, the first team playing at A division in the Devon Cricket League and the second team playing at B division in the second team league. The plan for 2011 is to have a third team. There is a Sunday side and four youth teams. The grounds are situated on the main A381 Totnes Road outside the village.
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