Shillingford, Devon
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Shillingford is a village two miles east of Bampton
on the River Batherm
in Mid Devon
, close to the border with West Somerset
. It is in the Exe Valley.
In the middle of the 19th century a turnpike
road was built towards Bampton between 1826 and 1830. The road later became the B3227, joining Taunton
and Bampton and is referred to by locals as the Wiveliscombe Road. Traffic levels on B3227 fell after an A class road was built to Tiverton to the south.
Historically, the village had a post office, garage, chapel, mill and pub. Today, all of these have been sold off to private owners, with the garage closing in 2010 and the site scheduled for redevelopment as four homes in 2011. The village pub, The Barleycorn House, reopened under new owners as the Barleycorn House Bed and Breakfast in 2006 with five bedrooms.
The Exe Valley branch railway line ran behind the village until its closure, following the River Exe between Stoke Canon
and Tiverton. Today, much of the track bed, bridges and other infrastructure from the railway can be seen behind the village and along the course of the line.
The village is sometimes confused with places of the same name in South Devon and Oxfordshire.
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:...
on the River Batherm
River Batherm
The River Batherm is a river which flows through Somerset and Devon in England. The river rises south of the Clatworthy Reservoir near the village of Sperry Barton. It continues through the villages of Blackwell, Batherm Bridge, Petton, and Shillingford before it joins the River Exe just over a...
in Mid Devon
Mid Devon
Mid Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in Tiverton.The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Tiverton and Crediton urban district together with Tiverton Rural District, and Crediton Rural...
, close to the border with West Somerset
West Somerset
West Somerset is a local government district in the English county of Somerset. The council covers a largely rural area, with a population of 35,075 in an area of ....
. It is in the Exe Valley.
In the middle of the 19th century a turnpike
Turnpike trust
Turnpike trusts in the United Kingdom were bodies set up by individual Acts of Parliament, with powers to collect road tolls for maintaining the principal highways in Britain from the 17th but especially during the 18th and 19th centuries...
road was built towards Bampton between 1826 and 1830. The road later became the B3227, joining Taunton
Taunton
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
and Bampton and is referred to by locals as the Wiveliscombe Road. Traffic levels on B3227 fell after an A class road was built to Tiverton to the south.
Historically, the village had a post office, garage, chapel, mill and pub. Today, all of these have been sold off to private owners, with the garage closing in 2010 and the site scheduled for redevelopment as four homes in 2011. The village pub, The Barleycorn House, reopened under new owners as the Barleycorn House Bed and Breakfast in 2006 with five bedrooms.
The Exe Valley branch railway line ran behind the village until its closure, following the River Exe between 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....
and Tiverton. Today, much of the track bed, bridges and other infrastructure from the railway can be seen behind the village and along the course of the line.
The village is sometimes confused with places of the same name in South Devon and Oxfordshire.