Blackawton is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England.

Blackawton is a major part of the West Dart electoral ward.

The church is 15th-century, with a Norman baptismal font and a well-preserved rood screen.

Blackawton has hosted an annual worm charming competition since 1984.

In 2010 a study of bumblebee behaviour by pupils from Blackawton Primary School was accepted for publication in the Royal Society's Biology Letters journal.