The village has several listed buildings, a small shop with post office facilities, (with a hair salon (residents only) on the upper floor), a primary school and one pub.
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 was the older Butchers Arms, which was originally a smithy, it is now closed.
The village post office was closed by Royal Mail in 2008, it is now a tearoom.
There is a park with sports facilities and an all-weather pitch.
The village has a local bus (Country Bus Devon).

Also in the parish a minor road crosses the A381 road at Two Mile Oak Cross where there is a public house and a few houses.

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 in the E division (West).
There is a Sunday friendly side and two youth teams as well as opportunities for women & girls to play social cricket.
Full details can be found at www.abbotskerswellcc.com - The ground is situated on the main A381 Totnes Road just outside the village.

For over a hundred years,  1861 to 1983, Abbotskerswell Priory, situated just north of the parish boundary, was home to an Order of Augustinian nuns.
When the nuns left in the 1980s, the buildings were converted into apartments and cottages for the elderly.
The village has several listed buildings, a small shop with post office facilities, (with a hair salon (residents only) on the upper floor), a primary school and one pub. 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 was the older Butchers Arms, which was originally a smithy, it is now closed. The village post office was closed by Royal Mail in 2008, it is now a tearoom. There is a park with sports facilities and an all-weather pitch. The village has a local bus (Country Bus Devon).
Also in the parish a minor road crosses the A381 road at Two Mile Oak Cross where there is a public house and a few houses.
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 in the E division (West). There is a Sunday friendly side and two youth teams as well as opportunities for women & girls to play social cricket. Full details can be found at www.abbotskerswellcc.com - The ground is situated on the main A381 Totnes Road just outside the village.
For over a hundred years,  1861 to 1983, Abbotskerswell Priory, situated just north of the parish boundary, was home to an Order of Augustinian nuns. When the nuns left in the 1980s, the buildings were converted into apartments and cottages for the elderly.
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