South Hams

South Hams
Non-metropolitan district
From Start Point looking towards Hallsands and Beesands
South Hams shown within Devon
Coordinates (Totnes): 50°25′53″N 3°41′28″W / 50.43139°N 3.69111°W / 50.43139; -3.69111
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South West England
Non-metropolitan county	Devon
Formed	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	District council
• Body	South Hams District Council
• HQ	Totnes
• Sub-divisions	Civil parishes
• UK Parliament	South West Devon South Devon
• MPs	Rebecca Smith (C) Caroline Voaden (LD)
Area
• Total	342.28 sq mi (886.51 km2)
• Rank	Ranked 36th
Population  (2022)
• Total	89,812
• Rank	Ranked 264th
• Density	260/sq mi (101/km2)
• Ethnicity	99.09% White 97.04% White British 0.47% White Irish 1.57% Other White   0.13% Asian 0.06% Indian 0.02% Pakistani 0.02% Bangladeshi 0.03% Other Asian   0.12% Black 0.05% Black Caribbean 0.04% Black African 0.03% Other Black   0.49% Mixed 0.10% White & Black Caribbean 0.05% White & Black African 0.16% White & South Asian 0.18% White & Other   0.17% East Asian and Other 0.07% Chinese 0.10% Other
ONS code	18UG

South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England. Its council is based in the town of Totnes, although the largest town is Ivybridge. The district also contains the towns of Dartmouth, Kingsbridge and Salcombe and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.

Much of the district's landscape is recognised for its natural beauty; the north of the district includes part of Dartmoor National Park, the district's coastline and adjoining areas form most of the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and part of the west of the district lies within the Tamar Valley AONB. The district's coast includes the promontories of Start Point and Bolt Head.

The neighbouring districts are Torbay, Teignbridge, West Devon, Cornwall (across the Tamar–Tavy Estuary) and Plymouth.