Sport and Leisure
Newton Abbot has two Non-League football clubs Buckland Athletic F.C. who play at Homers Lane and Newton Abbot Spurs A.F.C. who play at the Recreation Ground. Newton Abbot's cricket club, South Devon C. C., was established in 1851 and also play at the Recreation Ground.
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