Devon
West Devon District
Sampford Courtenay

Sampford Courtenay

Sampford Courtenay is a village and civil parish in West Devon in , 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.
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  • Type: Village with 623 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Devon, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Sampford Courtenay, Devon”, “Sampford Courtnay”, and “Sampford Courtney”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Andrew and New Inn.

Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pub
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a pub.

Church
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winkleigh and Okehampton.

Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a civil parish and small village in , England. It is part of the local government area of Torridge District Council. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,305, compared to 1,079 in 1901. is situated 4 miles north of Sampford Courtenay.

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is a market town in , , , on the edge of with direct access onto the moor.

Village
Photo: Graham Loveland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and civil parish in the West Devon District of , England. is situated 5 miles south of Sampford Courtenay.

Sampford Courtenay

Latitude
50.79544° or 50° 47′ 44″ north
Longitude
-3.94133° or 3° 56′ 29″ west
Population
623
Elevation
469 feet (143 metres)
Open location code
9C2RQ3W5+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 303069783
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2638618
Wiki­data ID
Q1769749
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Sampford Courtenay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sampford Courtenay”
  • Chinese: “Sampford Courtenay”
  • Chinese: “桑普福德·考特奈”
  • Dutch: “Sampford Courtenay”
  • French: “Sampford Courtenay”
  • Irish: “Sampford Courtenay”
  • Italian: “Sampford Courtenay”
  • Ladin: “Sampford Courtenay”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sampford Courtenay”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sampford Courtenay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sampford Courtenay”
  • Norwegian: “Sampford Courtenay”
  • Persian: “سمپفورد کورتنی”
  • Polish: “Sampford Courtenay”
  • Swedish: “Sampford Courtenay”
  • Welsh: “Sampford Courtenay”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sampford Courtenay Village Hall and Spire’s Lake.

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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 “Sampford Courtenay”. Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.