List of places in Devon
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Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 and places of interest in Devon
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...

. See List of places in England for settlements in other counties.



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  • Abbey
    Abbey, Devon
    Abbey is a village in the English county of Devon. It is located in the Blackdown Hills....

  • Abbots Bickington
    Abbots Bickington
    Abbots Bickington is a village in the English county of Devon.The village was held by Goda in the time of King Edward before the Norman Conquest of 1066 and is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086-7 as Bichetone, when it was held by Gerald the Chaplain.The village is located in the Torridge local...

  • Abbotsham
    Abbotsham
    Abbotsham is a village in the English county of Devon. In 2001 its population was 434.-Amenities:Abbotsham has one Post Office and General Store. There is a primary school, a church and a pub. There is also a village hall. Private business include a pre-natal scanning clinic. One bus service serves...

  • Abbotskerswell
    Abbotskerswell
    Abbotskerswell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. The village is in the north part of the parish and is located two miles south of the town of Newton Abbot, from the seaside resort of Torquay and from the city of Plymouth...

  • Abbotsleigh
    Abbotsleigh, Devon
    Abbotsleigh is a hamlet in the English county of Devon. It is about 2 miles east of the village of East Allington....

  • Aish
  • Alfington
    Alfington
    Alfington is a small village in East Devon, on the River Otter. It is 2 miles north-east of Ottery St Mary.-External links:*...

  • Aller
    Aller, Devon
    Aller is a village in Devon, England....

  • Allercombe
    Allercombe
    Allercombe is a hamlet in east Devon, England. It lies just south of the A30 road between the villages of Whimple and Aylesbeare....

  • Aller Grove
    Aller Grove
    Aller Grove is a village in Devon, England....

  • Aller Park
    Aller Park
    The Aller Park is a park in Wolfsburg in the German state of Lower Saxony. It lies between the districts of Nordstadt, Stadtmitte and Neuhaus/Reislingen....

  • All Saints
    All Saints, Devon
    All Saints is a civil parish in East Devon, Devon, England. It has a population of 498 according to the 2001 census. The parish includes the hamlets of All Saints, Smallridge, Churchill, Alston and Waggs Plot.-External links:...

  • Alminstone Cross
    Alminstone Cross
    Alminstone Cross is a village in Devon, England....

  • Alphington
    Alphington, Devon
    Alphington is a suburb of the City of Exeter in southwest England. The ward of Alphington has a population of 8250 according to the 2001 census, making it the third largest in Exeter, with the village itself accounting for about a quarter of this figure...

  • Alston
    Alston, Devon
    Alston is a village in Devon, England....

  • Alswear
    Alswear
    Alswear is a village in Devon, England....

  • Alverdiscott
    Alverdiscott
    Alverdiscott is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, about seven miles south of Barnstaple. The parish had a population of 281 according to the 2001 census....

  • Alwington
    Alwington
    Alwington is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The parish is on the coast and includes the villages of Alwington, Fairy Cross, Ford and Knotty Corner. The parish has a total population of 381 ....

  • Appledore (Mid Devon)
  • Appledore (North Devon)
  • Arlington
    Arlington, Devon
    Arlington is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon in England. The parish includes the villages of Arlington and Arlington Beccott...

  • Arlington Beccott
    Arlington Beccott
    Arlington Beccott is a village in Devon, England....

  • Ashburton
  • Ashbury
    Ashbury, Devon
    Ashbury is a village in Devon, England. It is 5 miles south-west of Hatherleigh. Its population is 65.In 1912 a William Dennis, born in the village in 1886, died in the Titanic disaster.-External links:*...

  • Ashcombe
    Ashcombe
    Ashcombe is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England, about six miles north of Teignmouth. The parish had a population of 77 according to the 2001 census...

  • Ashculme
    Ashculme
    Ashculme is a village in Devon, England....

  • Ashford (North Devon)
    Ashford, North Devon
    Ashford is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 273.-Place-name meaning:...

  • Ashford (South Hams)
    Ashford, South Hams
    Ashford, South Hams is a village in Devon, England....

  • Ashill
    Ashill, Devon
    Ashill is a village located in the parish of Uffculme, in the English county of Devon. It has a small church, and small pub.In the early 20th Century it had one or two shops, plus beer and cider houses. Later came a small garage with petrol pump, and a post office. None of these now survive...

  • Ashmansworthy
    Ashmansworthy
    Ashmansworthy is a village in Devon, England.The village was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086....

  • Ash Mill
    Ash Mill
    Ash Mill is a village in Devon, England....

  • Ashprington
    Ashprington
    Ashprington is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 428. The village is not far from the River Dart, and is about three miles south of Totnes....

  • Ashreigney
    Ashreigney
    Ashreigney is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 446. The village is about 15 miles south of Barnstaple....

  • Ash Thomas
    Ash Thomas
    Ash Thomas is a village in Devon, England....

  • Ashton
    Ashton, Devon
    Ashton is a civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 174. The parish consists of two villages, Higher Ashton and Lower Ashton, and is on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park....

  • Ashwater
    Ashwater
    Ashwater is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 651. It is close by the Cornish border, and is about 10 miles north of Launceston....

  • Atherington
  • Aulers
  • Aveton Gifford
    Aveton Gifford
    Aveton Gifford is a small rural village in the south of the English county of Devon. It lies at the head of the estuary of the River Avon or Aune, at the point where it is crossed by the A379 road. It receives its name from this river and also from the family of Giffard who held the manor...

  • Awliscombe
    Awliscombe
    Awliscombe is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England. It is about two miles west of Honiton. The 2001 census gives a population of 507 for the parish....

  • 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...

  • Axmouth
    Axmouth
    Axmouth is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, near the mouth of the River Axe. The village itself is about 1 km inland, although the parish extends to the sea. The village is near Seaton and Beer...

  • Aylesbeare
    Aylesbeare
    Aylesbeare is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, eight miles east of Exeter. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 527...


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  • Babbacombe
    Babbacombe
    "Babbacombe" may also refer to John 'Babbacombe' LeeBabbacombe is a district of Torquay, Devon, England. It is notable for Babbacombe Model Village, and its clifftop green, Babbacombe Downs, from which Oddicombe Beach is accessed via Babbacombe Cliff Railway.There is a miniature village in the area....

  • Babeny
    Babeny
    Babeny is a village in Devon, England....

  • Badworthy
    Badworthy
    Badworthy is a village in Devon, England....

  • Ballhill
    Ballhill
    Ballhill is a village in Devon, England....

  • Bampton
    Bampton, Devon
    Bampton is a small town in Devon, England close to the south-eastern corner of Exmoor and on the River Batherm, a tributary of the River Exe. It is about 10 km north of Tiverton.-History:...

  • Bantham Cross
    Bantham Cross
    Bantham Cross is a small village near Churchstow, in Devon, in England....

  • Barnstaple
    Barnstaple
    Barnstaple is a town and civil parish in the local government district of North Devon in the county of Devon, England, UK. It lies west southwest of Bristol, north of Plymouth and northwest of the county town of Exeter. The old spelling Barnstable is now obsolete.It is the main town of the...

  • Beaford
    Beaford
    Beaford is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. It is about five miles south-east of Great Torrington. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 393....

  • Beaworthy
    Beaworthy
    Beaworthy is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 236....

  • Beer
    Beer, Devon
    The village of Beer is in south-east Devon, England, on Lyme Bay.- Location :The village of Beer is situated on the 95-mile long Jurassic Coast, England's first natural World Heritage Site and its picturesque cliffs, including Beer Head, form part of the South West Coast Path.Beer lies about two...

  • Beesands
    Beesands
    Beesands is located midway between Hallsands and Torcross in South Devon. Once a famous fishing village, it is now more important as a tourist destination with its setting on Start Bay. The local pub is famous for its crab sandwiches. There is an in the village dedicated to St Andrew...

  • Beeson
  • Belstone
    Belstone
    Belstone is a village in Devon, England best known for the Nine Maidens stone circle. It lies within the West Devon local government district....

  • Bere Alston
    Bere Alston
    Bere Alston is a small village in West Devon in the county of Devon in England. It forms part of the civil parish of Bere Ferrers.-History and geography:...

  • Bere Ferrers
    Bere Ferrers
    Bere Ferrers, sometimes called Beerferris, is a village and civil parish on the Bere peninsula in West Devon in the English county of Devon. It has a population of 3,066, and is located to the north of Plymouth, on the west bank of the River Tavy...

  • Berry Head
    Berry Head
    Berry Head is a coastal headland at the southern end of Torbay, to the southeast of Brixham, Devon, England.-National Nature Reserve:Berry Head to Sharkham Point is a haven for several nationally rare and threatened species which are dependent upon the thin limestone soils, mild climate and exposed...

  • Berrynarbor
    Berrynarbor
    Berrynarbor is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 749. The village is located near Exmoor and is about three miles east of Ilfracombe...

  • Berry Pomeroy
    Berry Pomeroy
    Berry Pomeroy is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England, about two miles east of Totnes. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 973...

  • Bickington
  • Bickleigh
    Bickleigh, Mid Devon
    Bickleigh is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, about four miles south of Tiverton. It is in the former hundred of Hayridge. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 239...

  • Bicton
    Bicton, Devon
    Bicton is a civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, near the town of Budleigh Salterton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 280. The parish includes the village of Yettington....

  • Bideford
    Bideford
    Bideford is a small port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, south-west England. It is also the main town of the Torridge local government district.-History:...

  • Bigbury
    Bigbury
    Bigbury is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 582.The parish council meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm in Bigbury Memorial Hall...

  • Bishop's Nympton
    Bishop's Nympton
    Bishop's Nympton is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England, about three miles east of South Molton. According to the 2001 census it had population of 932....

  • Bishop's Tawton
    Bishop's Tawton
    Bishop's Tawton is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. It is in the valley of the River Taw, about three miles south of Barnstaple. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,176....

  • Bishopsteignton
    Bishopsteignton
    Bishopsteignton is a village in South Devon, England between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth, close to the Teign Estuary. The village is on a steep hill, and has a post office, small pharmacy and a small, family-run supermarket...

  • Bittadon
    Bittadon
    Bittadon is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 45. The village is about seven miles north of Barnstaple.-External links:...

  • Bittaford
  • Blackawton
    Blackawton
    Blackawton is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 647...

  • Blackborough
    Blackborough, Devon
    Blackborough is a hamlet and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. Its nearest town is Cullompton, which lies approximately south-west from the hamlet....

  • Black Torrington
    Black Torrington
    Black Torrington is a village in north Devon, England, situated between the towns of Holsworthy and Hatherleigh. It is situated on and named after the River Torridge.The river also flows through a near by town called Bideford.Black Torrington is one third of the town Torrington,the other thirds are...

  • Bondleigh
    Bondleigh
    Bondleigh is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Taw, north of North Tawton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 123....

  • Bovey Tracey
    Bovey Tracey
    Bovey Tracey is a small town in Devon, England, on the edge of Dartmoor, its proximity to which gives rise to the "slogan" used on the town's boundary signs, "The Gateway to the Moor". The locals just call the town "Bovey" ....

  • Bow
    Bow, Devon
    Bow is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, about 8 miles west of Crediton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,093. There is an adjoining hamlet of Nymet Tracey which shares a church with Bow and much common history.-History:There is a 3rd...

  • Bradford
    Bradford, Devon
    Bradford is a village in Torridge, Devon, England. The population was 359 in 2001.The church has several Norman features, including the baptismal font, a chest and bench-ends.Hengist the Saxon is said to have camped at Bradford....

  • Bradninch
    Bradninch
    Bradninch is a small town in Devon, England, lying about three miles south of Cullompton. Bradninch dates back to before the 7th century and at this time there was a Saxon fortress on Castle hill. The feudal Baron of Bradninch in the 12th century was Sir William de Tracy, one of the assassins of...

  • Bradstone
    Bradstone
    Bradstone is a village in Devon, England, on the River Tamar. It has a small church and a Tudor hall with an attractive gatehouse....

  • Bradworthy
    Bradworthy
    Bradworthy is a village in Devon, England. The village is close to the site of the first Wind turbines in Devon, put up in 2005.****...

  • Brampford Speke
    Brampford Speke
    Brampford Speke is a small village in Devon, 4 miles to the north of Exeter. The population is 307. It is located on red sandstone cliffs overlooking the river Exe. Its sister village of Upton Pyne lies to its southwest, and Stoke Canon is across the river, to the east...

  • Branscombe
    Branscombe
    The Old Bakery, Manor Mill & Forge is a collection of buildings in Branscombe, Seaton, Devon, England. The property has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1965.The property consists of three buildings: a bakery, a watermill and a forge....

  • Bratton Clovelly
    Bratton Clovelly
    Bratton Clovelly is a village in west Devon, England.The church is 15th century, but with many attractive Norman features. The village stocks are kept in the belfry....

  • Bratton Fleming
    Bratton Fleming
    Bratton Fleming is a large village near Barnstaple, in Devon, England. The population in 2001 was 942.The village runs along one street which climbs steadily up the foothills of Exmoor. The Flemings had their seat at Chimwell, now a farmhouse called Chumhill, which Risdon said was "one of the...

  • Braunton
    Braunton
    Braunton is situated west of Barnstaple, Devon, England and is claimed to be the largest village in England, with a population in 2001 of 7,510. It is home to the nearby Braunton Great Field and Braunton Burrows, a National Nature and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve....

  • Brendon
  • Brentor
    Brentor
    Brentor is a village in West Devon, England. Its population in 2001 was 423. The village is dominated by the hill of Brent Tor, topped by the village's church....

  • Bridestowe
    Bridestowe
    Bridestowe is a village in West Devon, England. It is located outside Okehampton on the edge of Dartmoor and on the A30 main road. Its population in 2001 was 552, although it had been over twice as large in the early 19th century. The name derives from Saint Bride, who is featured in a church...

  • Bridford
    Bridford
    Bridford is a village in south west England, located in the Teign Valley, Devon on the edge of Dartmoor. Bridford is twinned with Saint-Vaast-sur-Seulles, a village in the Normandy region of France....

  • Bridgerule
    Bridgerule
    Bridgerule is a village and civil parish in Devon, England, a mile from the border with Cornwall. The parish is divided by the River Tamar, which no longer forms the border between Devon and Cornwall there. The river frequently floods the High Street....

  • Brixham
    Brixham
    Brixham is a small fishing town and civil parish in the county of Devon, in the south-west of England. Brixham is at the southern end of Torbay, across the bay from Torquay, and is a fishing port. Fishing and tourism are its major industries. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of...

  • Brixton
    Brixton, Devon
    Brixton is a village near Plymouth in England. It is located on the A379 Plymouth to Kingsbridge road and is about from Plymouth. Its population is 1207.It has views of the River Yealm. The church is 15th century, with a tower arch 200 years older.**...

  • Broadclyst
    Broadclyst
    Broadclyst is a village and civil parish that lies approximately 5 miles northeast of the city of Exeter, in the district of East Devon, England, on the B3181. In 2001 its population was 2830....

  • Broadhembury
    Broadhembury
    Broadhembury is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, about 5 miles north-west of Honiton.According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 654...

  • Broadhempston
    Broadhempston
    Broadhempston is a small village within the Teignbridge District Council Area in the County of Devon in the South West of England . It comprises 257 houses with a population of 641....

  • Broadwoodkelly
    Broadwoodkelly
    Broadwoodkelly is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon in England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 218...

  • Broadwoodwidger
    Broadwoodwidger
    Broadwoodwidger is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 548. The village is just off the A30 road, and is about eight miles east of Launceston in Cornwall, and 13 miles west of Okehampton...

  • Brushford
    Brushford, Devon
    Brushford is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon in England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 59. The village is situated on the River Taw, and is about 12 miles north-east of Okehampton....

  • Buckerell
    Buckerell
    Buckerell is a small village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 270. It is approximately 2.5 miles west of the nearest town, Honiton.-History:...

  • Buckfast
    Buckfast Abbey
    Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Dedicated to Saint Mary, it was founded in 1018 and run by the Cistercian order from 1147 until it was destroyed under the Dissolution of the Monasteries...

  • Buckfastleigh
    Buckfastleigh
    Buckfastleigh is a small market town and civil parish in Devon, England situated beside the Devon Expressway at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park. It is part of Teignbridge District and, for ecclesiastical purposes lies within the Totnes Deanery. It has a population of 3,661...

  • Buckland Brewer
    Buckland Brewer
    Buckland Brewer is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, about 5 miles south of Bideford. Historically the parish formed part of Shebbear Hundred. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 777.-History:...

  • Buckland Filleigh
    Buckland Filleigh
    Buckland Filleigh is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, about 8 miles south of Great Torrington. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 170.-External links:*...

  • Buckland in the Moor
    Buckland in the Moor
    Buckland in the Moor is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 94. The village is in Dartmoor....

  • Buckland Monachorum
    Buckland Monachorum
    Buckland Monachorum is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England, situated on the River Tavy, about 10 miles north of Plymouth.In 2006 the neighbourhood had an estimated 1,511 residents and 654 dwellings....

  • Buckland-Tout-Saints
    Buckland-Tout-Saints
    Buckland-Tout-Saints is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 178....

  • Budleigh Salterton
    Budleigh Salterton
    Budleigh Salterton is a small town on the south coast of Devon, England 15 miles south of Exeter. It is situated within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty designated East Devon AONB.- Features :...

  • Bulkworthy
    Bulkworthy
    Bulkworthy is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, about 9 miles southwest of Great Torrington, and on the River Torridge. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 83....

  • Burgh Island
    Burgh Island
    Burgh Island is a small tidal island off the coast of South Devon in England near to the small seaside village of Bigbury-on-Sea. There are several buildings on the island, the largest being the Art Deco Burgh Island Hotel...

  • Burlescombe
    Burlescombe
    Burlescombe is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 911. The village is about south west of Wellington in Somerset....

  • Burrington
    Burrington, Devon
    Burrington is a village and civil parish in North Devon in England. In 2001 the population was 538.Burrington is a typical Devon village with a church, a Methodist Chapel, a pub and shop cum Post Office. Unusually for a Devon village it has excellent bus services between Barnstaple and Exeter...

  • Butterleigh

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  • Cadbury
    Cadbury, Devon
    Cadbury is a village in Devon, England. Cadbury Castle is nearby.The 15th century church features a Norman font. Church of St Michael and All Angels Cadbury, Devon, restoration in 1857 by William White....

  • Cadeleigh
    Cadeleigh
    Cadeleigh is a small village in the county of Devon in England. It sits in the hills above the valley of the River Exe and is about 15km north of Exeter and 6km southwest of Tiverton.The village has a church that is dedicated to St...

  • Calverleigh
  • Chagford
    Chagford
    Chagford is a small town and civil parish on the north-east edge of Dartmoor, in Devon, England, close to the River Teign. It is located off the A382, about 4 miles west of Moretonhampstead. The name Chagford is derived from the word chag, meaning gorse or broom, and the ford suffix indicates its...

  • Challacombe
    Challacombe
    Challacombe is a small village on the edge of the Exmoor National Park, in Devon, England. The village has a small general shop/Post Office and a single pub, the Black Venus...

  • Chardstock
    Chardstock
    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...

  • Charles
    Charles, Devon
    Charles is a hamlet in the civil parish of East Buckland in the North Devon district of Devon, England. Its nearest town is South Molton, which lies approximately south-east from the hamlet, just off the A399 road....

  • Charleton
    Charleton
    Charleton is a civil parish in the English county of Devon. In 2001 its population was 511.Forming part of the South Hams district its main settlements are East Charleton and West Charleton, the latter being the larger....

  • Chawleigh
    Chawleigh
    Chawleigh is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon in the English county of Devon, situated just off the A377 between Crediton and Barnstaple. It has a population of 621....

  • Chelfham
    Chelfham
    Chelfham is a small borough in North Devon, situated between Bratton Fleming and Barnstaple . The village has a special needs school, and also a disused railway viaduct and station....

  • Cheriton Bishop
    Cheriton Bishop
    Cheriton Bishop is a village situated on the northern borders of Dartmoor National park between Exeter and Okehampton. The history of the settlement can be traced back over a thousand years when the old village centre was first established as a commercial centre for the local farming community.The...

  • Cheriton Fitzpaine
    Cheriton Fitzpaine
    Cheriton Fitzpaine is a Red Devon village, a couple of miles off the main Crediton to Tiverton road. It has many fifteenth-century houses, including the longest thatched house in England . The Church of St Matthew is a Gothic style church. There is also a Methodist Church in the village...

  • Cheston
  • Chillington
    Chillington, Devon
    Chillington is a village in the Stokenham civil parish of South Hams in Devon, England....

  • Chittlehamholt
  • Chittlehampton
    Chittlehampton
    Chittlehampton is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon in England. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 820....

  • Chivelstone
  • Christow
    Christow
    Christow is a village located on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, England. It has been around for hundreds of years nestled on the side of the Teign Valley. The village is presently home to around 850 people and grows slowly. It is situated 5 miles from the small town of Chudleigh and 8 miles...

  • Chudleigh
    Chudleigh
    Chudleigh is a small town in Devon, England located between the towns of Newton Abbot and Exeter.Chudleigh is very close to the edge of Dartmoor and bypassed by the A38 road in 1972. It began life as a small wool market town, though the nearby Castle Dyke is an Iron Age Hill Fort which demonstrates...

  • Chudleigh Knighton
    Chudleigh Knighton
    Chudleigh Knighton is a small village in Devon, England, near to Newton Abbot and Bovey Tracey.-Amenities:Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School currently has around 80 pupils, aged 5 to 11. The school has 4 classrooms spread over 2 floors....

  • Chulmleigh
    Chulmleigh
    Chulmleigh is a remote, Saxon hilltop town and civil parish located in North Devon in the heart of the English county of Devon. It is located north west of Exeter, just north of the Mid Devon boundary, linked by the A377 and B3096 roads. In 2001 the population of the parish was 1,308.Chulmleigh...

  • Churchstow
  • Churston Ferrers
  • Clawton
  • Clayhanger
  • Clayhidon
    Clayhidon
    Clayhidon is a village and parish in East Devon. The parish church is St. Andrews. The parish is in the Blackdown Hills and lies close to the Somerset border. Current information about life in the parish can be found on a community website, launched in March 2011...

  • Clovelly
    Clovelly
    Clovelly is a village in the Torridge district of Devon, England. It is a major tourist attraction, famous for its history and beauty, its extremely steep car-free cobbled main street, donkeys, and its location looking out over the Bristol Channel. Thick woods shelter it and render the climate so...

  • Clyst Honiton
    Clyst Honiton
    Clyst Honiton is an English village and civil parish five miles from Exeter in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon. It has a primary school. The church is St Michael and All Angels. Exeter International Airport which was opened in 1938 is located on the outskirts of the village...

  • Clyst Hydon
    Clyst Hydon
    Clyst Hydon is a village in Devon. It is located in the Cliston Hundred and has a church called St Andrew's. The village is located 4 miles away from Collumpton. The village has a primary school, Clyst Hydon Primary and other amenities including a pub/restaurant and a sports club....

  • Clyst St George
  • Clyst St Lawrence
    Clyst St Lawrence
    Clyst St Lawrence is a village near Clyst Hydon, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Historically it formed part of Cliston Hundred. It has a church called St Lawrence....

  • Clyst St Mary
    Clyst St Mary
    Clyst St Mary is a small village and civil parish east of Exeter on the main roads to Exmouth and Sidmouth in East Devon. The name comes from the Celtic word clyst meaning 'clear stream'.-Description:...

  • Cockington
    Cockington
    Cockington is a village in Torquay in the English county of Devon. It is a picturesque village, with old cottages within its boundaries. It is about a half a mile away from Torquay.- History :...

  • Coffinswell
    Coffinswell
    Coffinswell is a small village in South Devon, England, just off the A380, the busy Newton Abbot to Torquay road. It lies within Teignbridge District Council.Coffinswell has a church dedicated to Saint Bartholomew with a Norman font...

  • Colaton Raleigh
    Colaton Raleigh
    Colaton Raleigh is a village in East Devon, England.The village is located to the west of the River Otter on the B3178 road between Newton Poppleford to the north and East Budleigh to the south. The church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. The village has a shop named "Woods Village Stores" in...

  • Coldharbour
  • Coldridge
  • Colebrooke
  • Colyford
    Colyford
    Colyford is a village in East Devon, England. It is adjacent to the town of Colyton to the north and lies within its civil parish boundaries.-Features:...

  • Colyton
    Colyton, Devon
    Colyton is a small town in Devon, England. It is located within the East Devon local authority area. It is 3 miles away from Seaton and 6 miles away from Axminster. Its population in 1991 was 2,783.-History:...

  • Combeinteignhead
    Combeinteignhead
    Combeinteignhead or Combe-in-Teignhead is a village in Teignbridge, South Devon, England. It lies within the civil parish of Haccombe with Combe, between Newton Abbot and Shaldon, about half a mile inland from the estuary of the River Teign....

  • Combe Martin
    Combe Martin
    Combe Martin is a village and civil parish on the North Devon coast about east of Ilfracombe. It is a small seaside resort with a sheltered cove on the edge of the Exmoor National Park...

  • Combe Raleigh
    Combe Raleigh
    Combe Raleigh is a village in the county of Devon, England. It is about 1.5 miles north of the town of Honiton. The word 'Combe' is of Celtic origin meaning 'valley' whilst the name 'Raleigh' comes from the Raleigh family's ownership of the village in the thirteenth century.The 15th century parish...

  • Combpyne
    Combpyne
    Combpyne is a hamlet in East Devon off the A3052 road between Colyford and Lyme Regis in Dorset.Situated in a Devon combe, this scattered hamlet includes a medieval manor house, a 12th century church and a village pond known as 'The Harbour'...

  • Cookbury
  • Copplestone
    Copplestone
    Copplestone is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon in the English county of Devon. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 894....

  • Cornwood
    Cornwood
    Cornwood is a village and civil parish in the South Hams in Devon, England. It has a population of 988.- Religion :The Church of St Michael's is Cornwood's parish church....

  • Cornworthy
    Cornworthy
    Cornworthy is a village and civil parish in South Hams, Devon, England.The hamlet of East Cornworthy lies due east of the village at .Cornworthy Priory established for nuns of the order of St. Austin is now a Grade I listed building.-External links:* *...

  • Coryton
    Coryton, Devon
    Coryton is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England, to the north west of Tavistock.Coryton is in the valley of the River Lyd. It has a church and a former mill. There was formerly a railway station on the Launceston and South Devon Railway , closed in 1962....

  • Cotleigh
  • Countisbury
  • Crazelowman
  • Crediton
    Crediton
    Crediton is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon in England. It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, about north west of Exeter. It has a population of 6,837...

  • Crockernwell
  • Crowden
    Crowden, Devon
    Crowden is a village in Devon, England....

  • Croyde
    Croyde
    Croyde is a village on the west-facing coastline of North Devon, England. The village lies on the South West Coast Path near to Baggy Point, which is owned by the National Trust. It lies within the North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...

  • Cruwys Morchard
    Cruwys Morchard
    Cruwys Morchard is an ecclesiastical and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of the county of Devon in England. It is located about four to five miles west of Tiverton along the road to Witheridge. The parish covers about of land, and comprises a number of scattered houses and farms, and three...

  • Cullompton
    Cullompton
    Cullompton is a civil parish and town in Devon, England, locally known as Cully. It is miles north-north-east of Exeter and lies on the River Culm. In 2010 it had a population of 8,639 and is growing rapidly....

  • Culmstock
    Culmstock
    thumb|Old stone bridge with pedestrian refuges over River Culm at CulmstockCulmstock is a picturesque parish village in east Devon, about 5 miles from Tiverton and 7 or so miles NE of Cullompton. It is laid out on both sides of the River Culm; the village is joined by a single old narrow stone...


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  • Dalwood
    Dalwood
    Dalwood is a village and county parish in the East Devon district of the English county of Devon. It is approximately 3 miles away from the nearest town, Axminster, and 5 miles away from Honiton. Dalwood can be accessed by the nearby A35 road. The village is placed within the Blackdown Hills Area...

  • Dartington
    Dartington
    Dartington is a village in Devon, England. Its population is 1,917. It is located west of the River Dart, south of Dartington Hall and about two miles from Totnes...

  • Dartmouth
    Dartmouth, Devon
    Dartmouth is a town and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is a tourist destination set on the banks of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a long narrow tidal ria that runs inland as far as Totnes...

  • Dawlish
    Dawlish
    Dawlish is a town and civil parish in Teignbridge on the south coast of Devon in England, from the county town of Exeter. It has a population of 12,819...

  • Dean Prior
    Dean Prior
    Dean Prior is a village and civil parish near the A38 road, in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. It is located near the town of Buckfastleigh. Dean Prior has a church called St George Martyr, Dean Prior, where the seventeenth-century poet Robert Herrick was twice vicar.-...

  • Devonport
    Devonport, Devon
    Devonport, formerly named Plymouth Dock or just Dock, is a district of Plymouth in the English county of Devon, although it was, at one time, the more important settlement. It became a county borough in 1889...

  • Diptford
    Diptford
    Diptford is a village in the county of Devon, England. It is perched on a hill overlooking the River Avon. The name is believed to come from "deep ford", referring to the local site of a river crossing....

  • Dittisham
    Dittisham
    Dittisham is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of the English county of Devon. It is situated on the banks of the tidal River Dart, some upstream of Dartmouth....

  • Doddiscombsleigh
    Doddiscombsleigh
    Doddiscombsleigh is a small settlement in Devon, England. It is southwest of the city of Exeter....

  • Dolton
    Dolton, Devon
    Dolton is a small village in the Torridge District of Devon, in the South West of England. It has a population of around 900 inhabitants, including the Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts.Dolton is twinned with Amfreville in France and Hillerse in Germany....

  • Dowland
  • Downes
  • Down St Mary
    Down St Mary
    Down St Mary is a small village and civil parish off the A377 in Mid Devon in the English county of Devon. It has a population of 316....

  • Drewsteignton
    Drewsteignton
    Drewsteignton is a village and civil parish within the administrative area of West Devon, England, also lying within the Dartmoor National Park. It is located in the Teign valley, west of Exeter and south east of Okehampton...

  • Dunchideock
    Dunchideock
    Dunchideock is a small civil parish on the north eastern slopes of the Haldon Hills in Teignbridge, Devon, England. It covers an area of 392 hectares and lies about south-west of Exeter and north-east of Bovey Tracey...

  • Dunkeswell
    Dunkeswell
    Dunkeswell is a village in Devon, England. It is approximately north of the town of Honiton.-History:Dunkeswell is notable for having a busy small airfield, now Dunkeswell Aerodrome which was initially established as an American Navy air base during World War II, and continues to offer civil...

  • Dunsford
    Dunsford
    Dunsford is a village in Devon, England, just inside the Dartmoor National Park.The village has a number of traditional thatched cottages; a primary school which has a swimming pool, climbing wall and sports field; one village shop and post office; a tea room and a public house. St. Mary's Church,...

  • Dunstone
  • Dunterton

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  • East Allington
    East Allington
    East Allington is a village in south Devon, England, three miles south of Halwell and just off the A381 road. It lies about three miles from Kingsbridge and about ten miles from Totnes. The coast at Slapton Sands is about five miles to the south-east. East Allington also includes the hamlet of The...

  • East Anstey
    East Anstey
    East Anstey is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England.- External links :* *...

  • East Buckland
    East Buckland
    East Buckland is a small village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England, next to the village of West Buckland. The village has an Anglican church which is frequented by the nearby West Buckland School.-External links:*...

  • East Budleigh
    East Budleigh
    East Budleigh is a small village in East Devon, England. The villages of Yettington, Colaton Raleigh, and Otterton lie to the west, north and east of East Budleigh, with the seaside town of Budleigh Salterton about two miles south...

  • East Charleton
  • East Cornworthy
  • East Down
  • East Knowstone
  • East Portlemouth
    East Portlemouth
    East Portlemouth is a small Devon village situated at the southern end of the Kingsbridge Estuary. The village is sited on a hill giving views to the north to Kingsbridge and on a clear day as far as Dartmoor...

  • East Putford
  • East Worlington
  • Eggesford
    Eggesford
    Eggesford is a village in mid-Devon. It is served by Eggesford railway station on the Exeter to Barnstaple railway line, also known as the Tarka Line.It is home to the Chichester family, Earl of Portsmouth ....

  • Ermington
    Ermington, Devon
    Ermington is a village and civil parish located approximately south of the town of Ivybridge in the county of Devon, England. The village is in the South Hams district and is twinned with the commune of Clécy, in Normandy, France. It is known well for its crooked church spire, which a pub has been...

  • Exbourne
    Exbourne
    Exbourne is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It lies in West Devon, about 5 miles north of Okehampton. It lies in a primarily agricultural location and the local parish council represents both Exbounre and nearby Jacobstowe....

  • Exeter
    Exeter
    Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...

  • Exminster
    Exminster
    Exminster is a village situated on the southern edge of the City of Exeter on the western side of the Exeter ship canal and River Exe in the county of Devon, England. It is around south of the centre of Exeter, and has a population of 3,084 . Exminster is an ancient village associated with a Saxon...

  • Exmouth
    Exmouth, Devon
    Exmouth is a port town, civil parish and seaside resort in East Devon, England, sited on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe. In 2001, it had a population of 32,972.-History:...


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  • Farringdon
    Farringdon, Devon
    Farringdon is a village in the district of East Devon in the county of Devon, England.The village is twinned with Secqueville-en-Bessin, Normandy, France....

  • Farway
    Farway
    Farway is a small village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England. Its nearest town is Honiton, which lies approximately north-west from the village. The small parish church of St Michael has a tower and the north aisle arcade is 13th century, incorporating Norman piers...

  • Feniton
    Feniton
    Feniton is a village and civil parish in East Devon the English county of Devon. It lies approximately west of Honiton, north of Ottery St Mary, and east of Talaton. The parish of Feniton also incorporates the hamlets of Colesworthy, Higher Cheriton and Curscombe, and covers an area of 644...

  • Filleigh
    Filleigh
    Filleigh is a small village in North Devon, on the southern edge of Exmoor.Castle Hill is a privately owned Palladian House built in 1730 by Hugh Fortescue, Lord Clinton, as his family home...

  • Fremington
    Fremington, Devon
    Fremington is a village and civil parish in North Devon three miles west of Barnstaple. It was formerly a borough that sent members to Parliament in the reign of Edward III. The parish includes the neighbouring villages of Bickington and Yelland, the latter only asserting its identity as separate...

  • Frithelstock
    Frithelstock
    Frithelstock is a civil parish and settlement in Devon, England. It is located within Torridge local authority area and formed part of Shebbear Hundred. In 2001 the population of the parish was 366...


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  • Galmpton (South Hams)
  • Galmpton
    Galmpton, Torbay
    Galmpton is a village in Torbay, Devon, England. It is located west of Brixham in the historic civil parish of Churston Ferrers and is the home of Galmpton United F.C.. Greenway Estate, a Grade II* listed house and garden acquired by the National Trust in 1999, is nearby. The Paignton and...

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  • Georgeham
    Georgeham
    Georgeham is a village and civil parish near Croyde, North Devon in the west of England.The hamlet of Cross lies between Georgeham and Croyde.The village gave its name to HMS Georgeham, a Ham class minesweeper....

  • George Nympton
  • Germansweek
  • Gidleigh
    Gidleigh
    Gidleigh is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England. Gidleigh is located within Dartmoor National Park.Historically the parish consisted of a number of farmsteads and associated cottages scattered around the focal point of Holy Trinity church and the adjacent...

  • Gittisham
    Gittisham
    Gittisham is a village in Devon near Honiton. It has a church called St Michael and it is located 3 miles from Ottery St Mary-References:...

  • Goodleigh
    Goodleigh
    Goodleigh is a village in the county of Devon, England.-References:It is a beautiful little village, about 1 mile from Barnstaple. There is one adjunct at the south, however it is generally a linear settlement...

  • Great Torrington
    Great Torrington
    Great Torrington is a small market town in the north of Devon, England. Parts of it are sited on high ground with steep drops down to the River Torridge below...


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  • Haccombe
  • Halberton
    Halberton
    Halberton is a village in Devon, England. The Grand Western Canal runs through the village. The village is situated between the historic market towns of Tiverton and Cullompton....

  • Haldon
    Haldon
    The Haldon Hills, usually known simply as Haldon, is a ridge of high ground in Devon, England. It is situated between the River Exe and the River Teign and runs northwards from Teignmouth, on the coast, for about until it dwindles away north west of Exeter at the River Yeo, just south of Crediton...

  • Hallsands
  • Halwell
    Halwell
    Halwell is a small village located within the South Hams district council area, in Devon, South West England. It is located south of Totnes, and west of Dartmouth....

  • Halwill
    Halwill
    Halwill is a village in Devon, England just off the A3079 Okehampton to Holsworthy road. About a mile away on the main road is another settlement called Halwill Junction....

  • Harberton
    Harberton
    Harberton is a village and civil parish 3 miles south west of Totnes, Devon, England, in South Hams District. The parish also includes the village of Harbertonford...

  • Harbertonford
  • Harford
    Harford, Devon
    Harford is a hamlet and civil parish located approximately north of the town of Ivybridge in the county of Devon, England. The parish lies in the local government district of the South Hams, which is a localised, second-tier governmental division of the non-metropolitan county of Devon,...

  • Harpford
  • Hartland
    Hartland, Devon
    The town of Hartland, which incorporates the hamlet of Stoke to the west and the village of Meddon in the south, is the most north-westerly settlement in the county of Devon, England....

  • Hatherleigh
    Hatherleigh
    Hatherleigh is a small market town in west Devon, England.It hosts an arts festival in July, and a carnival in November featuring two flaming tar barrel runs. The Walruses meet on New Year's Day to jump into the River Lew to raise money for local good causes...

  • Hawkchurch
    Hawkchurch
    Hawkchurch is village in East Devon England, 3 miles north east of Axminster on the border of Devon and Dorset, and about 6 miles south of Somerset.It is 4 miles north of the tourist and fishing village of Lyme Regis...

  • Heanton Punchardon
    Heanton Punchardon
    Heanton Punchardon is a village near Braunton, Devon. Historically it formed part of Braunton Hundred. It falls within Barnstaple Deanery for ecclesiastical purposes. The Deaneries are used to arrange the typescript Church Notes of B. F. Cresswell which are held in the Westcountry Studies Library....

  • Heathfield
  • Heavitree
    Heavitree
    Heavitree is a district of Exeter, Devon, England. Part of the historic district is currently one of the wards for elections to the City Council. Formerly an independent Urban District, it became a part of Exeter in 1913...

  • Hele
    Hele
    Hele is a village in Devon, England, lying about one mile SSW of Bradninch and 10 miles NNE of Exeter. The village is home to a paper mill once belonging to the company Wiggins Teape, now part of the multinational company Arjo Wiggins....

  • Hemyock
    Hemyock
    Hemyock is a village in Devon, England. It is located approximately five miles from the Somerset town of Wellington. The River Culm flows through Hemyock...

  • Highampton
  • High Bray
  • Hittisleigh
    Hittisleigh
    Hittisleigh is a small rural parish and village just north-east of Dartmoor in Devon. Once part of the ancient district of the Wonford Hundred, it is now administered by Mid Devon District Council and part of the Central Devon constituency. The name Hittisleigh may be derived from Hyttin's leah...

  • Holbeton
    Holbeton
    Holbeton is a village located 9 miles south east of Plymouth in Devon, UK. Historically it formed part of Ermington Hundred. To the east of the village is an Iron age enclosure or Hill fort known as Holbury...

  • Holcombe, East Devon
    Holcombe, East Devon
    Holcombe is a hamlet in the district of East Devon in the English county of Devon.Holcombe is located northwest of the town of Lyme Regis about a mile west of Uplyme.-External links:...

  • Holcombe, Teignbridge
    Holcombe, Teignbridge
    Holcombe is a village in the south of Devon, England, situated on the A379 road between the coastal towns of Teignmouth and Dawlish. The Smuggler's Inn public house is on this road and there is another pub, the Castle Inn, in the village itself. Holcombe is a typical small English village, with...

  • Holcombe Burnell
  • Holcombe Rogus
    Holcombe Rogus
    Holcombe Rogus is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. The population of the parish is 503.The manor house is described as "perhaps the finest Tudor house in Devon". The last element of the village's name – often mistranscribed as Regis – is that of the owner of...

  • Holne
    Holne
    Holne is a village and civil parish on the southeastern slopes of Dartmoor in Devon, England. A community has existed here since at least the 11th century, and today a population of around 250 people is served by a church and a public house, the Church House Inn.-Village:The Church of St Mary the...

  • Holsworthy
    Holsworthy, Devon
    Holsworthy is a market town in the north west of Devon, England. It is situated near the county border with Cornwall, and is 9 miles from the coastal resort of Bude. It is on the intersection of the A388 and A3072 roads, and lies on the River Deer, a tributary of the Tamar...

  • Honeychurch
    Honeychurch
    Honeychurch is a band from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Music journals such as The Big Takeover and No Depression have described Honeychurch's music as a mix of indie rock, alt country, and slow core, with strong influences from 1960s and 1970s psychedelic and folk rock...

  • Honiton
    Honiton
    Honiton is a town and civil parish in East Devon, situated close to the River Otter, north east of Exeter in the county of Devon. The town's name is pronounced in two ways, and , each pronunciation having its adherents...

  • Hope Cove
    Hope Cove
    Hope Cove is a small seaside village within the civil parish of South Huish in South Hams District, Devon, England. It is located some 5 miles west of Salcombe and 5 miles south-west of Kingsbridge. It has two beaches, and is sheltered by the headland of Bolt Tail.Historically, the village falls...

  • Horwood
  • Huish
  • Huntsham
    Huntsham
    Huntsham is a small village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. Its nearest town is Tiverton, which lies approximately south-west from the village. The parish has an acreage of and a population of 157....

  • Huntshaw
    Huntshaw
    Huntshaw is a village and civil parish located two and a half miles NNE of Great Torrington, in the Torridge district, in the county of Devon, England. Huntshaw has a church called St. Mary Magdelene's Church which is Grade II* Listed. There is a mast in Huntshaw called Huntshaw Cross transmitting...

  • Huxham

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  • Iddesleigh
    Iddesleigh
    Iddesleigh is a village in Devon, England....

  • Ide
    Ide, Devon
    Ide is a village in Devon, England situated less than a mile to the southwest of Exeter. The village church is dedicated to the German Saint Ida of Herzfeld. The village is home to two pubs: the Poacher's Arms and Huntsman Inn. A long ford crosses a lane on the edge of the village...

  • Ideford
  • Ilfracombe
    Ilfracombe
    Ilfracombe is a seaside resort and civil parish on the North Devon coast, England with a small harbour, surrounded by cliffs.The parish stretches along the coast from 'The Coastguard Cottages' in Hele Bay toward the east and 4 miles along The Torrs to Lee Bay toward the west...

  • Ilsington
  • Instow
    Instow
    Instow is a village in north Devon, England. It is on the estuary where the rivers Taw and Torridge meet, between the villages of Westleigh and Yelland and on the opposite bank of Appledore....

  • Inwardleigh
  • Ipplepen
    Ipplepen
    Ipplepen is a small village located within the county of Devon in south-west England. A priory was located there.-Location:Ipplepen is situated about to the west of the market town of Newton Abbot. Ipplepen is also located just from the southern edge of Dartmoor and about to the north-west of...

  • Ivybridge
    Ivybridge
    Ivybridge is a small town and civil parish in the South Hams, in Devon, England. It lies about east of Plymouth. It is at the southern extremity of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales and lies along the A38 "Devon Expressway" road...


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  • Kellaton
  • Kelly
    Kelly, Devon
    Kelly is a small village in west Devon, England.The village church is largely Perpendicular of the 15th century but the chancel is earlier than the rest of the building, perhaps 14th century, and the south chancel aisle has windows of 1710 though in the Perpendicular style.Kelly House is mid 18th...

  • Kenn
    Kenn, Devon
    Kenn is a village situated in Devon, England, several miles to the south of Exeter, in one of the country's main tourist areas.It has a popular pub and a Parish Church, built of Heavitree stone....

  • Kennerleigh
  • Kentisbeare
    Kentisbeare
    Kentisbeare is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. Its nearest town is Cullompton....

  • Kentisbury
    Kentisbury
    Kentisbury is a rural civil parish in North Devon, England, bordering the Exmoor National Park, consisting of three small hamlets, Patchole, Kentisbury Ford and Kentisbury, approximately north east of Barnstaple...

  • Kenton
    Kenton, Devon
    Kenton is a small village located near Exeter, the capital of Devon, England.Kenton is known for its mediæval castle, Powderham Castle, where the Earl of Devon once settled in. Powderham Castle was built between 1390 and 1420 by Sir Philip Courtenay...

  • Kernborough
  • Kilmington
    Kilmington, Devon
    Kilmington is a village near Axminster in East Devon off the A35 road.It includes Coryton, a brick house with Portland stone dressings built in 1754-6 by Benedictus Marwood Tucker, sheriff of Devon in 1763. Some remains of the older mansion can also be seen at Old Coryton.The parish church of St...

  • Kingsbridge
    Kingsbridge
    Kingsbridge is a market town and popular tourist hub in the South Hams district of Devon, England, with a population of about 5,800. It is situated at the northern end of the Kingsbridge Estuary, which is a textbook example of a ria and extends to the sea six miles south of the town.-History:The...

  • Kingskerswell
    Kingskerswell
    Kingskerswell is a village and civil parish in the south of the county of Devon, England. The village grew up where an ancient track took the narrowest point across a marshy valley and it is of ancient foundation, being mentioned in the Domesday Book. It has a church dating back to the 14th century...

  • King's Nympton
    King's Nympton
    King's Nympton is a village in Devon, England between Exeter and Barnstaple.The village gives its name to the King's Nympton railway station, although the station itself is situated in the civil parish of Chulmleigh....

  • Kingsteignton
    Kingsteignton
    Kingsteignton is a town and civil parish in South Devon, England. It lies at the head of the Teign Estuary to the west of Teignmouth in the Teignbridge district. It is bypassed by the A380 and is also on the A383, B3193 and B3195....

  • Kingston
    Kingston, Devon
    Kingston is civil parish and small scattered village in the South Hams, Devon, England. It is three miles south west of Modbury, and about a mile from the mouth of the River Erme at Wonwell. See the entry for Erme Mouth. In 2001 the population of the parish was 399. It has a small village hall -...

  • Kingswear
    Kingswear
    Kingswear is a village and civil parish in the South Hams area of the English county of Devon. The village is located on the east bank of the tidal River Dart, close to the river's mouth and opposite the small town of Dartmouth...

  • Knowstone
    Knowstone
    Knowstone is a village and civil parish situated in the North Devon district of Devon, England, halfway between the Mid Devon town of Tiverton, Devon and the North Devon town of South Molton.The hamlet of East Knowstone lies due east of the village....


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  • Lamerton
    Lamerton
    Lamerton is a village located 3 miles north-west of the town of Tavistock in Devon, England. The village's school is called Lamerton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School; affiliated with the Church of England, it enrols about 50 children aged 5-11.-References:...

  • Landcross
  • Landkey
    Landkey
    Landkey is a small village in the county of Devon in the south-west of England with a population of 2274. It is situated from the nearest town of Barnstaple.-Origin:...

  • Langtree
    Langtree
    Langtree is a village and parish in north Devon, England, situated about 4 miles south-west of Great Torrington and 8 miles south of Bideford. Its name means "tall tree"...

  • Lapford
    Lapford
    Lapford is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon in the English county of Devon. It has a population of 993.-Pubs:There is one pub in the village...

  • Leigham
    Leigham, Plymouth
    Leigham is the name of an area of the city of Plymouth in the English county of Devon.Originally a hamlet and manor separate from the city, urban expansion of the 20th century has meant that the area has become widely built up. The area is located to the north east of Plymouth itself.The place...

  • Lewtrenchard
  • Lifton
  • Littleham, East Devon
  • Littleham, North Devon
  • Littlehempston
    Littlehempston
    Littlehempston is a village and civil parish in the South Hams District of Devon in England. It has a population of 207.The village has many old fashioned cottages and buildings. Its church is on the hill within the village and is near to where a footpath begins, taking walkers through two miles...

  • Little Torrington
    Little Torrington
    Little Torrington is a village and civil parish near Great Torrington, in the Torridge district, in north Devon, England. In 2001 the population of the civil parish of Little Torrington was 420. Little Torrington has a church called Church of St Giles...

  • Loddiswell
    Loddiswell
    Loddiswell is a parish and village in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It lies on the west side of the River Avon or Aune and is three miles NNW from Kingsbridge. There is evidence of occupation going back to Roman times...

  • Loxbeare
  • Loxhore
  • Luffincott
  • Lundy
    Lundy
    Lundy is the largest island in the Bristol Channel, lying off the coast of Devon, England, approximately one third of the distance across the channel between England and Wales. It measures about at its widest. Lundy gives its name to a British sea area and is one of the islands of England.As of...

  • Luppitt
    Luppitt
    Luppitt is a village and civil parish in East Devon situated about due north of Honiton....

  • Lustleigh
    Lustleigh
    Lustleigh is a small village nestled in the Wrey Valley, inside the Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. It sits between the towns of Bovey Tracey and Moretonhampstead....

  • Lydford
    Lydford
    Lydford, sometimes spelled Lidford, is a village, once an important town, in Devon situated north of Tavistock on the western fringe of Dartmoor in the West Devon district.-Description:The village has a population of 458....

  • Lympstone
    Lympstone
    Lympstone is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon. It has a population of 1,754. There is a harbour on the estuary of the River Exe, lying at the outlet of Wotton Brook between cliffs of red breccia...

  • Lynmouth
    Lynmouth
    Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England, on the north edge of Exmoor.The village straddles the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers, in a gorge below Lynton, to which it is connected by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway....

  • Lynton
    Lynton
    Lynton is a small town in Devon, England. It lies on the northern edge of Exmoor and is located at the top of a gorge above Lynmouth, to which it is connected by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway...


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  • Malborough
    Malborough
    Malborough is a village located in the South Hams region of Devon. The village is located on the A381 between Kingsbridge and Salcombe, and is a popular village for tourists with many holiday homes located around the village....

  • Mamhead
    Mamhead
    Mamhead is a rural village and civil parish near Dawlish and Kenton in Devon, South West England, in the Teignbridge local authority area.On high ground on the Haldon Hills, dense woodlands open out into views of the coast and the estuary of the River Exe....

  • Manaton
    Manaton
    The village of Manaton is situated on the south-eastern side of Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England.The 15th century church, in a prominent spot to the north of the village green, is dedicated to St Winifred. Three of the six bells in its tower are medieval - markings on the oldest indicate a...

  • Mariansleigh
    Mariansleigh
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  • Marldon
    Marldon
    Marldon is a village in the South Hams in Devon, United Kingdom, lying just west of Paignton. It is the easternmost Civil Parish in the South Hams. Its population is about 2,300.-History:Church records date back to 1598...

  • Marwood
    Marwood, Devon
    Marwood is a village in North Devon north of Barnstaple. The village contains of ornamental gardens open to the public, known as Marwood Hill Gardens. The gardens were developed by Dr Jimmy Smart, who died in 2002...

  • Marystow
    Marystow
    Marystow or Stow-St. Mary was a village and parish in the Tavistock district of Devon....

  • Mary Tavy
    Mary Tavy
    Mary Tavy is a village with a population of around 600, located four miles north of Tavistock in Devon in south-west England; it is named after the River Tavy. It used to be home to the world's largest copper mine Wheal Friendship, as well as a number of lead and tin mines. It borders Dartmoor...

  • Meavy
    Meavy
    Meavy is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. Meavy forms part of the district of West Devon. It lies a mile or so east of Yelverton. The River Meavy runs near the village...

  • Meeth
  • Meldon
    Meldon, Devon
    Meldon is a village in West Devon in the English county of Devon. Situated close to Okehampton, its best known feature is the Meldon Quarry, from which granite is still extracted...

  • Membury
    Membury, Devon
    Membury is a village three miles north west of Axminster in East Devon.The village has a 13th century church dedicated to St John the Baptist with a tall slim tower...

  • Merrivale
    Merrivale, Devon
    Merrivale is a locality in western Dartmoor, in the West Devon district of Devon, England. It is best known for the nearby series of Bronze Age megalithic monuments to the south and a former granite quarry.-Merrivale hamlet:...

  • Merton
  • Meshaw
    Meshaw
    Meshaw is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. Its nearest town is South Molton, which lies approximately north-west from the village. The village lies just off the B3137 road. Meshaw also lies on the same B3137 road as Witheridge which is approximately 4.7...

  • Milton Abbot
  • Milton Damerel
    Milton Damerel
     Milton Damerel is a parish, commonly thought to be a village, made up of many tiny hamlets with the parish covering in the district of Torridge, North Devon. The parish has a population of around 450 and is about from Holsworthy and from Bideford...

  • Modbury
    Modbury
    Modbury is a town and parish in the South Hams region of the English county of Devon. It is situated on the A379 road, which links it to Plymouth and Kingsbridge...

  • Molland
    Molland
    Molland is a civil parish and small village located on the southern slopes of Exmoor in North Devon, England.The former manor of Molland, largely co-terminous with the parish boundary, continues in existence as a large private estate under the ownership of Mrs Clare McLaren-Throckmorton, of...

  • Monkleigh
  • Monkokehampton
  • Monkton
  • Moorhaven Village
  • Morchard Bishop
    Morchard Bishop
    Morchard Bishop is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon in the English county of Devon. It has a population of 975, and contains a primary school, two churches, and a playing field with tennis court. Notable past residents include Ernest Bevin....

  • Morebath
    Morebath
    Morebath is an upland village in the county of Devon, mostly given over to sheep-farming, and situated on the southern edge of Exmoor.An account of life in Morebath in the sixteenth century can be read in The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village by Eamon Duffy...

  • Moretonhampstead
    Moretonhampstead
    Moretonhampstead lies on the edge of Dartmoor and is notable for having the longest one-word name of any place in England. The parish church is dedicated to St. Andrew. George Oliver and John Pike Jones , 1828, Exeter: E. Woolmer. Moretonhampstead is twinned with Betton in France.-History:The...

  • Mortehoe
    Mortehoe
    thumb|right|250px|Mortehoe, Devon - the main street, looking southMortehoe is a village on the north coast of Devon near Woolacombe, sited on the hilly land behind Morte Point. A nearby village is Lee Bay....

  • Morwellham
  • Musbury
    Musbury
    Musbury is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England. It lies approximately 2 miles away from Colyton and 2.5 miles away from Axminster, the nearest towns. Musbury is served by the A358 road and lies on the route of the East Devon Way, a 40-mile footpath following the...


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  • Newton Abbot
    Newton Abbot
    Newton Abbot is a market town and civil parish in the Teignbridge District of Devon, England on the River Teign, with a population of 23,580....

  • Newton Ferrers
    Newton Ferrers
    Newton Ferrers is a village in the civil parish of Newton and Noss in the English county of Devon, located about south-east of Plymouth on the River Yealm estuary. It lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.-History:...

  • Newton Poppleford
    Newton Poppleford
    Newton Poppleford is a large village situated on the A3052 road between Exeter and Sidmouth on the west side of the River Otter in East Devon, within the East Devon AONB.The village is on the route of a Roman road from Axmouth to Exeter...

  • Newton St Cyres
  • Newton St Petrock
    Newton St Petrock
    Newton St Petrock is an ecclesiastical and civil parish in the Torridge District of Devon in England, occupying approximately . It has a population in 2001 of 163....

  • Newton Tracey
    Newton Tracey
    Newton Tracey is a small Village in North Devon close to which at SS5326 is the site of a Roman fort, marching camp or signal station....

  • Northam
    Northam, Devon
    Northam is a small town in Devon, England, lying north of Bideford and south of Westward Ho!. It is thought to have been the site of an Anglo-Saxon castle, and is said to have been where Hubba the Dane attacked Devon and was repelled . A little over a mile away along the coast is a town called...

  • Northleigh
    Northleigh
    Northleigh is a village in the civil parish of Southleigh in the East Devon district of Devon, England. Its nearest town is Colyton, which lies approximately south-east from the village....

  • Northlew
    Northlew
    Northlew is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of the county of Devon, England, located at 50.77° N 4.12° W, UK National Grid reference SX5099...

  • North Molton
    North Molton
    North Molton is a village in north Devon, England.A feature of the village is the church of All Saints, which has a tall tower, nave and two aisles. The rood screen is Perpendicular in style and there are two parclose screens of different designs. The font is octagonal and also Perpendicular...

  • North Tawton
    North Tawton
    North Tawton is a small town in Devon, England, situated on the river Taw.-History:The Romans crossed the River Taw at what is now Newland Mill, a little outside the present town, and established a succession of military camps there over the years...

  • Noss Mayo
    Noss Mayo
    Noss Mayo is a village in south-west Devon, England, about 6 miles south-east of Plymouth. It lies about a mile inland, on the southern bank of Newton Creek, an arm of the estuary of the River Yealm. On the opposite, northern bank of the creek is Newton Ferrers, a slightly larger settlement. The...

  • Nymet Rowland
    Nymet Rowland
    Nymet Rowland is a small village, and parish of the same name, in central Devon, England, north of Dartmoor. It takes part of its name from "Nymet", the old name for the nearby River Yeo. It is located just to the west of Lapford and south of Nymet Bridge, within the Mid Devon local authority area....

  • Nymet Tracey

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  • Oakford
    Oakford, Devon
    Oakford is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. It is located three miles south west of Bampton and eight miles north north west of Tiverton.- External links :**...

  • Offwell
    Offwell
    Offwell is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon, approximately 2 miles south-east from the nearest town Honiton. Offwell can be accessed by the nearby A35 Road....

  • Ogwell
  • Okehampton
    Okehampton
    Okehampton is a town and civil parish in West Devon in the English county of Devon. It is situated at the northern edge of Dartmoor, and has an estimated population of 7,155.-History:...

  • Otterton
    Otterton
    Otterton is a village and civil parish in East Devon, England.-The village:The village is located on the east bank of the River Otter, east of the B3178 road and the village of East Budleigh. It is about a mile inland of Ladram Bay, on the Jurassic Coast...

  • Ottery St Mary
    Ottery St Mary
    Ottery St Mary, known as "Ottery" , is a town in the East Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Otter, about ten miles east of Exeter on the B3174. It is part of a large civil parish of the same name, which also covers the villages of West Hill, Metcombe, Fairmile, Alfington, Tipton St...


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  • Paignton
    Paignton
    Paignton is a coastal town in Devon in England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the unitary authority of Torbay which was created in 1998. The Torbay area is a holiday destination known as the English Riviera. Paignton's population in the United Kingdom Census of 2001 was 48,251. It has...

  • Pancrasweek
  • Parkham
    Parkham
    Parkham is a small village within the Parish of Parkham four miles south of Horns Cross and the A39 on the North Devon coast. The parish lies within the Kenwith ward in the Torridge district. About 800 people live within Parkham and in the surrounding area....

  • Parracombe
    Parracombe
    Parracombe is a rural settlement near Lynton, in Devon, England. It is situated in the Heddon Valley, on Exmoor.A number Bronze Age barrows exist nearby, along with several other small earth-works throughout the parish. Beacon Castle and Voley Castle both Iron Age Hill forts are situated nearby...

  • Pathfinder Village
  • Payhembury
  • Pennymoor
  • Peters Marland
    Peters Marland
    Peters Marland is a small village in North Devon, England. The nearest town is Great Torrington.-External links:...

  • Peter Tavy
    Peter Tavy
    Peter Tavy is a village 3 miles along the A386, North-East of Tavistock, Devon, England; it is named after the River Tavy. St Peter's Parish Church is largely built of granite and has a buttressed west tower....

  • Petrockstowe
    Petrockstowe
    First mentioned in the Domesday Book Petrockstowe is a small village in the Devon district of Torridge in Northern Devon. It is near the end of the Tarka Trail. Its population has fluctuated between 400 and 600...

  • Pilton
    Pilton, Devon
    Pilton is a suburb of Barnstaple. It is located about half a mile north on the outskirts of Barnstaple in Devon, England. It is home to about 2000 residents, and has its own primary and secondary school...

  • Pinhoe
    Pinhoe
    Pinhoe is a village on the north eastern outskirts of Exeter in the English county of Devon, which was incorporated into the city in 1966. The 2001 census recorded a population of 6,108 people resident within Pinhoe Ward , one of 18 wards comprising the City of Exeter...

  • Plymouth
    Plymouth
    Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...

  • Plympton
    Plympton
    Plympton, or Plympton Maurice or Plympton St Maurice or Plympton St Mary or Plympton Erle, in south-western Devon, England is an ancient stannary town: an important trading centre in the past for locally mined tin, and a former seaport...

  • Plymstock
    Plymstock
    Plymstock is a civil parish and commuter suburb of Plymouth in the English county of Devon.The earliest surviving documentary reference to the place is as Plemestocha in the Domesday Book and its name is derived from Old English meaning either "outlying farm with a plum-tree" or, if it is short for...

  • Plymtree
    Plymtree
    Plymtree is a small village near Cullompton in Devon, England. It has a population of approximately 600. The village has a public house called The Blacksmith Arms which is featured in 2006 Good Beer Guide and a Church of England primary school...

  • Poltimore
  • Portlemouth
  • Postbridge
    Postbridge, Devon
    Postbridge is a hamlet in the heart of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. It is situated on the B3212, roughly midway between Princetown and Moretonhampstead....

  • Poughill
    Poughill
    Poughill is a hamlet in north-east Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is located one mile north of Bude .-History and notable buildings:Poughill is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Pochelle. Notable old houses in Poughill include Burshill Manor , an open hall house, and Church House, dated 1525.The...

  • Poundstock
    Poundstock
    Poundstock is a civil parish and a hamlet on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The hamlet is situated four miles south of Bude half-a-mile west of the A39 trunk road about one mile from the coast....

  • Powderham
  • Prawle
  • Princetown
    Princetown
    Princetown is a town situated on Dartmoor in the English county of Devon.In 1785, Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, Secretary to the Prince of Wales, leased a large area of moorland from the Duchy of Cornwall estate, hoping to convert it into good farmland. He encouraged people to live in the area and suggested...

  • Puddington
    Puddington, Devon
    Puddington is a small village in Mid Devon. It is approximately eight miles from the town of Tiverton. It also has a park and over two roads. "Puddington" means "estate associated with a man named Putta"....

  • Putsborough
    Putsborough
    Putsborough is a beach on the coast of North Devon, England, between Croyde and Woolacombe.Putsborough beach is situated on the southern end of Woolacombe Sands. The surf works at all tide stages but mid to high tend to have an edge. It is the only beach in the area that benefits from some...

  • Pyworthy
    Pyworthy
    Pyworthy is a village in Devon.-St. Swithin's Church:There is a 13th century church dedicated to Saint Swithin in Pyworthy, and is one of the few old Devon churches having a clerestory, the others being North Molton, South Molton, Cullompton, Tiverton and Poltimore.-References:**...


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  • Rackenford
    Rackenford
    Rackenford is a village and civil parish in North Devon, England. It is roughly located 7.31 miles North West of Tiverton and 20 miles South East of Barnstaple-All Saints Church:...

  • Rattery
    Rattery
    Rattery is a village and civil parish in Devon, England, a few miles from Buckfastleigh, Ashburton, and Dartington. The name is often interpreted as a variant of "Red Tree" and is listed in the Domesday Book as Ratreu....

  • Rewe
    Rewe
    Rewe is a village and civil parish in the county of Devon in England. It lies on the river Culm, north of the city of Exeter and south of the town of Tiverton. Rewe is a linear village, with most of its buildings lying along the A396 road about north of the larger village of Stoke Canon...

  • Ringmore
  • Roborough
    Roborough
    Roborough is a village in the South Hams of Devon, England. It lies just outside the northern boundary of the city of Plymouth on the main road to Tavistock, and is a popular dormitory village....

  • Rockbeare
    Rockbeare
    Rockbeare is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Rockbeare is located near Exeter Airport and the city of Exeter. Rockbeare has a church called St Mary with St Andrew, Rockbeare. and a football club called Rockbeare Rangers FC.- External links :* *...

  • Romansleigh
  • Rose Ash
  • Rousdon
    Rousdon
    Rousdon is a village in East Devon off the A3052 road between Colyford and Lyme Regis in Dorset.The small village developed around the Mansion of the Peek family in the early 19th century...

  • Rushford

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  • St Giles in the Heath
  • St Giles in the Wood
  • Salcombe
    Salcombe
    Salcombe is a town in the South Hams district of Devon, south west England. The town is close to the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary, built mostly on the steep west side of the estuary and lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...

  • Salcombe Regis
    Salcombe Regis
    Salcombe Regis is a coastal village in Devon, England, near to Sidmouth. It is often confused with Salcombe, which is some distance away in Devon.Mentioned in the Domesday Book as " a manor called Selcoma" held by Bishop Osbern of Exeter, the manor house being on the site now occupied by Thorn Farm...

  • Sampford Courtenay
    Sampford Courtenay
    Sampford Courtenay is a village and civil parish in West Devon in England, most famous for being the place where the Western Rebellion, otherwise known as the Prayerbook rebellion, first started, and where the rebels made their final stand...

  • Sampford Peverell
    Sampford Peverell
    Sampford Peverell is a village in Mid-Devon, England. Its name reflects its inclusion in the Honour of Peverel, the lands of William Peverel and his family...

  • Sampford Spiney
  • Sandford
    Sandford, Devon
    Sandford is a village and civil parish in the District of Mid Devon within Devon, England.It has a community-owned shop and post office, two pubs and a school along with a church and minor football and cricket teams....

  • Satterleigh
  • Saunton
    Saunton
    Saunton is a village located approximately two miles from Braunton on the North Devon coast in the South West of England.Several kilometres long, the village borders the former national nature reserve, Braunton Burrows...

  • Scorriton
    Scorriton
    Scoriton is a small village in the county of Devon, England.The village is close to the town of Buckfastleigh, and is situated just inside the boundaries of Dartmoor National Park.The village is twinned with the commune of Fontaine-Henry, Calvados, France....

  • Seaton
    Seaton, Devon
    Seaton is a seaside town in East Devon on the south coast of England. It faces onto Lyme Bay, to the west of the mouth of the River Axe with red cliffs to one side and white cliffs on the other. Axmouth and Beer are nearby...

  • Shaldon
    Shaldon
    Shaldon is a village in South Devon, England. It is located opposite Teignmouth in South Devon, England and situated on the River Teign. It has been described as "a quaint English drinking village, with a fishing problem". The village is a popular bathing place and is characterised by Georgian...

  • Sharpham
    Sharpham
    Sharpham is a village and civil parish on the Somerset Levels near Street and Glastonbury in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.It is located near the River Brue.-Governance:...

  • Shaugh Prior
    Shaugh Prior
    Shaugh Prior is a village and civil parish on the south-western side of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. In 2001 its population was 751. The parish stretches from the edge of Plymouth to the high moorland of Dartmoor. The River Plym forms its western and northern boundaries up to the...

  • Shebbear
    Shebbear, England
    Shebbear is a village and civil parish in the District of Torridge in Devon, England. It was once itself centre of the Shebbear hundred. It has a population of 858....

  • Sheepstor
    Sheepstor
    Sheepstor is a village and civil parish on the western side of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. In 2001 its population was 53, down from 95 in 1901. For administrative purposes the parish is grouped with the parishes of Meavy and Walkhampton to form Burrator Parish Council, and for...

  • Sheepwash
    Sheepwash, Devon
     Sheepwash is a village in Devon, sitting on the River Torridge. It can be found approximately 15 miles from Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor....

  • Sheldon
  • Sherford
    Sherford
    Sherford is a new town to be built in Devon, England. Development on the site started in 2007 and initial infrastructure work started in 2008. Its first 300 dwellings will be built in 2009 and when finished it will have 5,500 dwellings...

  • Shirwell
  • Shobrooke
  • Shute
    Shute, Devon
    Shute is a village located west of Axminster in East Devon, off the A35 road.It is surrounded by farmland and woodland beneath 163-metre Shute Hill. St Michael's Church dates from the 13th Century and includes a large memorial to Sir Wiliam Pole...

  • Sidbury
    Sidbury
    Sidbury is a village north of Sidmouth on the A375 road in East Devon, England.It is situated on the River Sid, which rises at Ottery St Mary and runs for to Lyme Bay at Sidmouth...

  • Sidmouth
    Sidmouth
    Sidmouth is a small town on the English Channel coast in Devon, South West England. The town lies at the mouth of the River Sid in the East Devon district, south east of Exeter. It has a population of about 15,000, of whom 40% are over 65....

  • Silverton
    Silverton, Devon
    Silverton is a large village, about north of Exeter, in the English county of Devon. It is one of the oldest villages in Devon and dates from the first years of the Saxon occupation . In the year 2001, its population was 1,905. It has three pubs: The Lamb, The Three Tuns and the Silverton Inn.The...

  • Slapton
    Slapton, Devon
    Slapton is a village in Devon, England. It is located near the A379 road between Kingsbridge and Dartmouth, and lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . In 2001 the population of the civil parish of Slapton was 473...

  • Sourton
    Sourton
    Sourton is a small village and civil parish in West Devon, England. It lies about south-west of Okehampton. It is at the north-western extremity of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales and lies along the A386 road. Sourton Parish has a population of over 400.- References :...

  • South Brent
    South Brent
    South Brent is a large village on the southern edge of Dartmoor, England, in the valley of the River Avon, population 2998 , 8 km north-east of Ivybridge, and next to the Devon Expressway which connects Exeter to the north-east and Plymouth to the west.-History:It was originally a woollen...

  • Southleigh
    Southleigh
    Southleigh is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England. Its nearest town is Colyton, which lies approximately east from the village....

  • South Molton
    South Molton
    "Molton" redirects here. Or see Molten or Moulton.South Molton is a small town in Devon, England. It is part of the North Devon local government district. The town is on the River Mole. According to the 2001 census the civil parish of South Molton had a population of 4,093.The town was one of...

  • South Tawton
    South Tawton
    South Tawton, a village on the North edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England is an ancient demesne , going back at least to the time of the Saxons, if not to the Romans, who named the river Taw, the Tavus.-History:...

  • South Zeal
  • Sowton
    Sowton
    Sowton is a village and civil parish east of Exeter in East Devon, England. It has a population of 639.Its parish council merged with that of nearby Clyst St Mary in 1976 to form Bishop's Clyst.Sowton is also the name of an industrial estate at...

  • Spreyton
    Spreyton
    Spreyton is a small rural village just north of Dartmoor in Devon. Spreyton is famous for its connection to the tale of “Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all” who came from, and is thought to be buried in Spreyton...

  • Starcross
    Starcross
    Starcross is a riverside village with a population of 1,780, situated on the west bank of the estuary of the River Exe in Teignbridge in the English county of Devon...

  • Stibb Cross
    Stibb Cross
    Stibb Cross is a small village in north Devon, England. It is included in the civil parish of Langtree, and is located about one mile from that village. Its population in 2001 was 677....

  • Sticklepath
    Sticklepath
    Sticklepath is a village on Dartmoor, in the county of Devon, England. Its history is unusual in that, unlike most villages, it did not evolve around a manor. It never had a rectory or a squire...

  • Stockland
    Stockland
    Stockland may refer to:* Stockland, a multinational company.* Stockland, Devon, a small village in Devon, UK.* Stockland Bristol a village in Somerset, UK...

  • Stockleigh English
  • Stockleigh Pomeroy
  • Stoke Canon
    Stoke Canon
    Stoke Canon is a small village near the confluence of the rivers Exe and Culm on the main A396 between Exeter and Tiverton in the County of Devon, England.There is a pub, The Stoke Canon Inn, and a post office & general stores in the centre of the village....

  • Stoke Damerel
  • Stoke Fleming
    Stoke Fleming
    Stoke Fleming is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It lies on the A379 road about one and a half miles south of the town of Dartmouth, at the north end of Start Bay and within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...

  • Stoke Gabriel
  • Stokeinteignhead
    Stokeinteignhead
    Stokeinteignhead is a village in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. It is situated near the larger village of Shaldon on the River Teign and is twinned with the French commune of Trévières, Calvados...

  • Stokenham
    Stokenham
    Stokenham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon.Stokenham civil parish includes the settlements of Torcross, Beesands, Hallsands, Kellaton, Kernborough, Dunstone, Beeson and Chillington as well as Stokenham itself. It forms part of the district of South Hams.To the east of...

  • Stoke Rivers
    Stoke Rivers
    Stoke Rivers is a small village five miles NE of Barnstaple, in Devon, England.The name derives from the Rivers family, who owned the village.The village is located at -External links:...

  • Stoodleigh
    Stoodleigh
    Stoodleigh is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, located north of Tiverton and south of Bampton. It is situated above the Exe Valley, close to the Devon / Somerset border...

  • Stowford
  • Strete
    Strete
    Strete is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It lies on the A379 road about three miles south-west of the town of Dartmouth, at the north end of Slapton Sands and within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty....

  • Sutcombe
  • Swimbridge
    Swimbridge
    Swimbridge is a village in the English county of Devon. It is situated south-east of Barnstaple and twinned with the town of St.Honorine Du Fay in Normandy, France. The name Swimbridge originates from the clegyman Sawin Birige. Sawin was a founder of a chapelry at Swymbridge in Saxon times...

  • Sydenham
  • Sydenham Damerel or South Sydenham

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  • Taddiport
    Taddiport
    Taddiport is a hamlet in North Devon, England, near Great Torrington. In the Middle Ages it was a leper colony. During the years of operation of the Rolle Canal the canal had a quay there.-External links:...

  • Talaton
    Talaton
    Talaton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Devon. It lies approximately 6 miles to the west of Honiton, 3 miles to the north of Ottery St Mary, 2 miles to the west of Feniton and 2 miles to the east of Whimple. The parish of Talaton covers an area of 965 hectares...

  • Tamerton Foliot
    Tamerton Foliot
    Tamerton Foliot was a village and is now a dense suburb in the north of Plymouth, England that also lends its name to the parish of the same name....

  • Tavistock
  • Tawstock
    Tawstock
    Tawstock is a village and civil parish in North Devon in the English county of Devon. It has a population of 2,093.-Parish Church:St Peter's church is, unusually for Devon, a church largely of the 14th century. The plan is cruciform and the site is in the former park of the Earls of Bath...

  • Tedburn St. Mary
  • Teigngrace
  • Teignmouth
    Teignmouth
    Teignmouth is a town and civil parish in Teignbridge in the English county of Devon, situated on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign about 14 miles south of Exeter. It has a population of 14,413. In 1690, it was the last place in England to be invaded by a foreign power...

  • Tetcott
    Tetcott
    Tetcott is a small village and civil parish in Devon, five miles south of Holsworthy.-External links:...

  • Thornbury
    Thornbury, Devon
    Thornbury is a small hamlet in Devon, England, north-east of Holsworthy.It is located near the villages of Milton Damerel, Woodacott, Shebbear and Bradford, with the last providing the nearest primary school....

  • Thorverton
    Thorverton
    Thorverton is a village in Devon, England, about a mile west of the River Exe and north of Exeter. It is almost centrally located between Exeter and the towns of Tiverton and Crediton and contains the hamlets of Yellowford and Raddon. It is surrounded by beautiful hill scenery. It has two churches...

  • Throwleigh
    Throwleigh
    Throwleigh is a village and civil parish located near the town of Okehampton and the A38 road, in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Throwleigh has a church called St Mary the Virgin, Throwleigh.- External links :* *...

  • Thrushelton
  • Thurlestone
    Thurlestone
    Thurlestone is a village 5 miles west of Kingsbridge in the South Hams district in south Devon, England.The village takes its name from Thurlestone Rock, the so-called "thirled stone", an arch-shaped rock formation just offshore in Thurlestone Bay.The village's All Saints church is built of the...

  • Tiverton
  • Topsham
    Topsham, Devon
    Topsham is a suburb of Exeter in the county of Devon, England, on the east side of the River Exe, immediately north of its confluence with the River Clyst and the former's estuary, between Exeter and Exmouth. Although village-sized, with a current population of around 5,023, it was designated a...

  • Torbryan
  • Torcross
    Torcross
    Torcross is a village in the South Hams district of Devon in England. It stands at grid reference at the southern end of Slapton Sands, a narrow strip of land and shingle beach which separates the freshwater lake of Slapton Ley from Start Bay and carries the A379 coastal road north to Dartmouth.-...

  • Torquay
    Torquay
    Torquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the...

  • Totnes
    Totnes
    Totnes is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...

  • Trusham
    Trusham
    Trusham is a small village in the Teign Valley just outside of Chudleigh between Newton Abbot and Exeter in Devon. It has one pub which claims to be the oldest in Devon named The Cridford Inn...

  • Twitchen
    Twitchen, Devon
    Twitchen is a village and civil parish in Devon, England, located within the North Devon local authority area. Historically it formed part of South Molton Hundred. The population was 145 in 1801; 163 in 1901 and 70 in 2001...


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  • Uffculme
    Uffculme
    Uffculme is a village located in the Mid Devon district, of Devon, England.-History:Situated in the Blackdown Hills on the B3440, close to the M5 motorway, near Cullompton Uffculme is on the upper reaches of the River Culm. Historically, it was a parish in Bampton Hundred, under the Peculiar...

  • Ugborough
    Ugborough
    Ugborough is a village and civil parish in South Hams in the English county of Devon. It has a large church with a history going back to 1121. It also contains a Post Office, a small junior school and pre-school, a village hall and a central square. A public bus service runs through Ugborough, as...

  • Uplowman
  • Uplyme
    Uplyme
    Uplyme is a village which lies in East Devon on the Devon-Dorset border and the River Lym, adjacent to the Dorset coastal town of Lyme Regis. It has a population of approximately 1700.-History and background:...

  • Upottery
    Upottery
    Upottery is a small settlement in Devon, England.RAF Upottery is a former World War II airfield in East Devon, England. The airfield is located approximately 6 miles north-northeast of Honiton; about 140 miles southwest of London-External links:...

  • Upton Hellions
    Upton Hellions
    Upton Hellions is a village in Devon, England, located north of Long Barn and south of East Village, and near to Crediton....

  • Upton Pyne
    Upton Pyne
    Upton Pyne is a parish and village in Devon, England. The parish lies just north west of Exeter, mainly between the River Exe and River Creedy. The village is located north of Cowley and west of Brampford Speke and Stoke Canon.-History:...


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  • Walkhampton
    Walkhampton
    Walkhampton is a village and civil parish on the western side of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. The village lies on the Black Brook, a tributary of the River Walkham, about south-east of Tavistock, near the villages of Horrabridge, Yelverton and Dousland. Burrator Reservoir, constructed...

  • Warkleigh
  • Washfield
  • Washford Pyne
  • Way Village
  • Weare Giffard
  • Welcombe
    Welcombe
    Welcombe is a village and civil parish on the coast of North Devon, England, just north of the border with Cornwall. It is part of the District of Torridge....

  • Wembury
    Wembury
    Wembury is a village on the south coast of Devon, very close to Plymouth Sound. Wembury is also the name of the peninsula in which the village is situated. The village lies in the administrative district of the South Hams within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . The South West...

  • Wembworthy
  • West Charleton
  • West Down
    West Down
    West Down is a civil parish and village located in North Devon, England, between Braunton and Ilfracombe. In 2001 its population was 620.West Down's church is dedicated to Saint Callixtus and its first recorded priest was in 1272. The present church dates from the 14th century, partly rebuilt in 1712...

  • Westleigh
    Westleigh, Devon
    Westleigh is a civil parish and village in North Devon in the English County of Devon.Tapeley Park, a country house is located within the parish.-External links:*...

  • Westward Ho!
    Westward Ho!
    Westward Ho! is a seaside village near Bideford in Devon, England. The A39 road provides access from the towns of Barnstaple, Bideford and Bude...

  • Whimble
  • Whimple
    Whimple
    Whimple is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon, approximately due east of the city of Exeter, and from the nearest small town, Ottery St Mary. It has a population of 1,642...

  • Whitchurch
    Whitchurch, Devon
    Whitchurch is a village just to the south-east of the town of Tavistock, Devon, England. It lies in the West Devon local authority area, and within Tavistock Deanery for ecclesiastical purposes...

  • Whitestone
    Whitestone, Devon
    Whitestone is a small village in Devon, approximately 4 miles west of Exeter. It is in the parish of Whitestone; one of the 45 parish and town councils of Teignbridge District Council....

  • Whiteworks
    Whiteworks
    Whiteworks is a former mining hamlet near the town of Princetown, within Dartmoor National Park, in the English county of Devon. Tin mining is central to the history of settlement at Whiteworks, which was once home to one of Dartmoor's largest tin mines...

  • Widecombe-in-the-Moor
    Widecombe-in-the-Moor
    Widecombe-in-the-Moor is a small village located within the heart of the Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. . The name is thought to derive from 'Withy-combe' which means Willow Valley....

  • Widworthy
  • Willand
    Willand
    Willand is a village in Mid-Devon, England, within the area. It is about north of Exeter and north of Cullompton. In 1991 the population was 3750 although recently this has grown considerably...

  • Winkleigh
    Winkleigh
    Winkleigh is a small village in Devon, England. It is best known outside Devon as the birthplace of Inch's Cider. Inch's Cider was bought by Bulmer's, who then closed the plant down...

  • Witheridge
    Witheridge
    Witheridge is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. In 2001 the population of the parish was 1162. Its name is derived from the Old English for "Weather Ridge", probably as a result of its exposed location on the top of a hill, which means it and surrounding...

  • Woodacott
    Woodacott
    Woodacott is a small village in Devon, England. The nearest shops are in Holsworthy, about four miles away. The village is synonymous with Woodacott Cross, about ¼mile away, and they are normally regarded as the same village. Woodacott is sometimes regarded as part of the nearby village of...

  • Woodacott Cross
  • Woodbury
    Woodbury, Devon
    Woodbury is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon, south east of the city of Exeter. It is a commuter village and is primarily residential, since the majority of the workforce commute to Exeter. It has a population of 3,466....

  • Woodleigh
  • Woolacombe
    Woolacombe
    Woolacombe is a seaside resort on the coast of North Devon, England, which lies at the mouth of a valley . The beach, which has Blue Flag and Premier Seaside Beach awards for its cleanliness, water quality and facilities, is long, sandy, gently sloping and faces the Atlantic Ocean near the...

  • Woolfardisworthy, Torridge
    Woolfardisworthy, Torridge
    Woolfardisworthy is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district in the English county of Devon. The village is accessible via the A39 road, 2 miles from the village.-Name:...

  • Woolfardisworthy, Mid Devon
    Woolfardisworthy, Mid Devon
    Woolfardisworthy is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon. It is situated about 9km north of Crediton.According to the Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names , the origin of the name is probably 'Wulfheard's homestead'...

  • Worlington
  • Wrangaton

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  • Yarcombe
    Yarcombe
    Yarcombe is a village and civil parish on the A30 road, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Yarcombe is located near the towns of Honiton and Chard. Yarcombe has a church called St John the Baptist, Yarcombe.- External links :* *...

  • Yarnscombe
    Yarnscombe
    Yarnscombe is a small village at the centre of the Yarnscombe parish in the Torridge area of Devon, England. Yarnscome is approximately from Great Torrington and from Barnstaple. In the year 2001 census the population was recorded at 300. Yarnscombe has a church by the name of St Andrews, and a...

  • Yawl
  • Yealmpton
    Yealmpton
    Yealmpton is a village in the English county of Devon. It is located on the A379 Plymouth to Kingsbridge road and is about from Plymouth. It derives its name from the River Yealm that flows through the village. Yealmpton is home to a 400 year-old stone cottage, where it is said, a version of the...

  • Yelland
    Yelland
    Yelland is a small village in North Devon between Instow and Fremington in the English county of Devon. Yelland is included within the parish of Fremington.-Character:...

  • Yelverton
    Yelverton, Devon
    Yelverton is a large village on the south-western edge of Dartmoor, Devon, in England.When the village's railway station opened in the 19th century, the village became a popular residence for Plymouth commuters...


Places of interest

  • Berry Head
    Berry Head
    Berry Head is a coastal headland at the southern end of Torbay, to the southeast of Brixham, Devon, England.-National Nature Reserve:Berry Head to Sharkham Point is a haven for several nationally rare and threatened species which are dependent upon the thin limestone soils, mild climate and exposed...

  • Buckfast Abbey
    Buckfast Abbey
    Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Dedicated to Saint Mary, it was founded in 1018 and run by the Cistercian order from 1147 until it was destroyed under the Dissolution of the Monasteries...

  • Castles in Devon
  • Dartmoor
    Dartmoor
    Dartmoor is an area of moorland in south Devon, England. Protected by National Park status, it covers .The granite upland dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history. The moorland is capped with many exposed granite hilltops known as tors, providing habitats for Dartmoor wildlife. The...

  • Exmoor
    Exmoor
    Exmoor is an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England, named after the main river that flows out of the district, the River Exe. The moor has given its name to a National Park, which includes the Brendon Hills, the East Lyn Valley, the Vale of Porlock and ...

  • Heritage railways:
    • Babbacombe Cliff Railway
      Babbacombe Cliff Railway
      Babbacombe Cliff Railway is a funicular railway in the town of Torquay in the English county of Devon. It links Babbacombe Downs with Oddicombe Beach, and is owned and operated by the Torbay Council. The line runs march to end of october from 9:30am to 5.55pm...

    • Bideford & Instow Railway
    • Dartmoor Railway
      Dartmoor Railway
      The Dartmoor Railway is a long railway line in Devon, England. From Crediton the line parallels the Tarka Line to the site of the former Coleford Junction. Heading west it then serves Sampford Courtenay, Okehampton and Meldon Quarry. The route is owned from Coleford to Meldon by Aggregate...

    • Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
      Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
      The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway opened as an independent railway in May 1898. It was a single track narrow gauge railway slightly over long running through the rugged and picturesque area bordering Exmoor in North Devon, England. Although opened after the 1896 Light Railways Act came into force,...

    • Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway
    • Plym Valley Railway
      Plym Valley Railway
      The Plym Valley Railway is part of the closed South Devon and Tavistock Railway near Plymouth, a branch line of the Great Western Railway in Devon.The Plym Valley Railway is currently rebuilding the Marsh Mills to Plym Bridge section of the line...

    • South Devon Railway
      South Devon Railway Trust
      The South Devon Railway Trust is a charitable organisation that operates a heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon, alongside the River Dart...

  • Jurassic Coast
    Jurassic Coast
    The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. The site stretches from Orcombe Point near Exmouth in East Devon to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage in East Dorset, a distance of ....

     (a World Heritage Site
    World Heritage Site
    A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...

    )
  • Lundy
    Lundy
    Lundy is the largest island in the Bristol Channel, lying off the coast of Devon, England, approximately one third of the distance across the channel between England and Wales. It measures about at its widest. Lundy gives its name to a British sea area and is one of the islands of England.As of...

    Island
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