{{Short description|Village in Devon, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |static_image_name= Kennford.jpg |static_image_caption=Shops in Kennford |coordinates = {{coord|50|40|00|N|3|32|08|W|display=inline,title}} |country = England |official_name= Kennford |civil_parish= Kenn |shire_county = Devon |shire_district= Teignbridge |region= South West England |os_grid_reference = SX9186 |dial_code= 01392 |post_town= EXETER |postcode_area= EX |postcode_district= EX6 |constituency_westminster= Central Devon |london_distance={{convert|159|mi|km}} |website= }}
'''Kennford''' is a village situated in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England.<ref name=OS192>{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 192 ''Exeter & Sidmouth (Exmouth & Teignmouth)''|ISBN=978-0-319-23139-5|publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2013}}</ref> Kennford is {{convert|4|miles|km|0|spell=in}} to the south of Exeter in the civil parish of Kenn;<ref name=OSelec>{{cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/# |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps|website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |publisher=Ordnance Survey |accessdate=3 April 2016}}</ref> it is situated in one of the country's main tourist areas. At the 2021 census, the village had a population of 537.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kennford (Devon, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/devon/E63006769__kennford/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=citypopulation.de}}</ref>
== Road == The village became prominent in the 1970s as the location of a new service station on the A38 Devon Expressway between Exeter and Plymouth, near the southern terminus of the then new M5 motorway. This service area is a popular stopping place for tourists on their way to South Devon and Cornwall.
== Holiday Parks == Close to the village is a caravan and camping park.
== Notable People == The entertainer Danny La Rue was brought up in Kennford from the age of 6.
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Category:Villages in Devon Category:Teignbridge