Abbotsham (pronounced Abbotsam[citation needed]) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon.

St. Helen parish church, originally built by the Normans, was rebuilt in the thirteenth century and features many carved statues and bench-ends.

A mile to the north of the village is Kenwith Castle, built c. 1760 in the Georgian Gothic style and now part of a retirement complex with 31 stand alone bungalows and sheltered accommodation.

[citation needed] Thomas Arthur VC (real name McArthur), 1835–1902, recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Crimean War, was born in Abbotsham.

The line had eleven halts which largely served visitors visiting the coast or travelling to swim off the beaches around Westward Ho!.