Sheepwash

Sheepwash is a village and civil parish on the southern border of the local government district of Torridge, , England. The parish, which lies about nine miles ENE of the town of Holsworthy, about eight miles south of and about ten miles north-west of , is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of , and .
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  • Type: Village with 269 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Devon, UK
  • Also known as: “Sheepwash, Devon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Lawrence and Half Moon Inn.

Church
Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pub
Photo: Fernweh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub.

Church
Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatherleigh and Woollaton.

Town
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small market town in the West Devon district, in the county of , England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1306. The name derives from either the Old English haguþornlēah meaning 'hawthorn wood or clearing' or from hǣddrelēah meaning 'heather wood or clearing'. is situated 3½ miles east of Sheepwash.

Hamlet
is a village in , England. is situated 4 miles north of Sheepwash.

Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halwill is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district, in , England just off the A3079 to Holsworthy road. About a mile away on the main road is another settlement called . is situated 5 miles southwest of Sheepwash.

Sheepwash

Latitude
50.83635° or 50° 50′ 11″ north
Longitude
-4.15093° or 4° 9′ 3″ west
Population
269
Elevation
236 feet (72 metres)
Open location code
9C2QRRPX+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 33795596
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2638084
Wiki­data ID
Q1985375
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Sheepwash” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sheepwash”
  • Chinese: “Sheepwash”
  • Dutch: “Sheepwash”
  • French: “Sheepwash”
  • Irish: “Sheepwash”
  • Italian: “Sheepwash”
  • Ladin: “Sheepwash (Devon)”
  • Ladin: “Sheepwash”
  • Latin: “Sheepwash (Devonia)”
  • Latin: “Sheepwash”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sheepwash”
  • Persian: “شیپواش، دوون”
  • Polish: “Sheepwash”
  • Swedish: “Sheepwash”
  • Turkish: “Sheepwash, Devon”
  • Welsh: “Sheepwash, Dyfnaint”
  • “Sheepwash”

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Notable Places Nearby

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