Chardstock
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Chardstock is a village and civil parish located on the eastern border of Devon
, England
off the A358 road between Chard
and Axminster
.
The attractive village is surrounded by farmland and woodland and is within the Blackdown Hills
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village church dates from the 19th Century. It has the river Kit running through it and a post office and pub.
The collection of work by Artist Kenneth Butler Evans, cousin of poet William Butler Yeats
, is based in the village at the home of his widow Ann Ford, sculptress.
The parish also contains the hamlets of Bewley Down, Birchill, Burridge, Holy City
and Tytherleigh.
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
off the A358 road between Chard
Chard, Somerset
Chard is a town and civil parish in the Somerset county of England. It lies on the A30 road near the Devon border, south west of Yeovil. The parish has a population of approximately 12,000 and, at an elevation of , it is the southernmost and highest town in Somerset...
and Axminster
Axminster
Axminster is a market town and civil parish on the eastern border of Devon in England. The town is built on a hill overlooking the River Axe which heads towards the English Channel at Axmouth, and is in the East Devon local government district. It has a population of 5,626. The market is still...
.
The attractive village is surrounded by farmland and woodland and is within the Blackdown Hills
Blackdown Hills
The Blackdown Hills are a range of hills along the Somerset-Devon border in south-western England, which were designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1991....
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village church dates from the 19th Century. It has the river Kit running through it and a post office and pub.
The collection of work by Artist Kenneth Butler Evans, cousin of poet William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms...
, is based in the village at the home of his widow Ann Ford, sculptress.
The parish also contains the hamlets of Bewley Down, Birchill, Burridge, Holy City
Holy City, Devon
Holy City is a hamlet in the parish of Chardstock, East Devon, England. It is approximately due north of the town of Axminster, and from the nearest small town of Chard ....
and Tytherleigh.