a market-town of England, county of Devon, at the head of an estuary of the English Channel, 32 miles S.S.W. of Exeter. The harbour is accessible to small vessels, by means of which some trade in corn, malt, leather, &c., are carried on. Kingsbridge has a free grammar school with three exhibitions at the universities. Pop. (1851) 1679, chiefly maltsters and tanners. Myrtles, orange trees, &c., grow here in the open air.