1) Civil parish in South Hams 
==Etymology== The name Modbury is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon name, Moot burgh from `Moot` meaning either `Mud` or `Meeting` and `Bury` meaning `Fortified Enclosure`. ==History== Modbury is recorded in the Domesday Book. The population of the town was greatly reduced as a consequence of the Black Death. Katherine `Kat` Ashley née ...