Whimple
Whimple is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon, approximately 9 miles due east of the city of Exeter, and 3 miles from the nearest small town, Ottery St Mary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 1,170 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Devon, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Whimple, Devon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Mary and Whimple railway station.
Whimple railway station
Railway station
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Whimple railway station serves the village of Whimple in east Devon, England. It is operated by South Western Railway which provides services on the West of England Main Line. It is 163 miles 2 chains down the line from London Waterloo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Allercombe and Aunk.
Allercombe
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Allercombe is a hamlet in east Devon, England. It lies just south of the A30 road between the villages of Whimple and Aylesbeare. Allercombe is situated 1½ miles south of Whimple.
Aunk
Hamlet
Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aunk is a small hamlet and former manor in the parish of Clyst Hydon in East Devon, England. The place-name is of Celtic origin along with other local place-names such as Hemyock and Whimple. Aunk is situated 2 miles north of Whimple.
Rockbeare
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rockbeare is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of the county of Devon, England, located near Exeter Airport and the city of Exeter. Rockbeare is situated 2 miles southwest of Whimple.
Whimple
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Whimple, East Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.76628° or 50° 45′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.35722° or 3° 21′ 26″ westPopulation
1,170Elevation
167 feet (51 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB WPLOpen location code
9C2RQJ8V+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1785277298OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Whimple”. Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.