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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 1,080 residents
- Description: village in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Morchard Bishop, Devon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include London Inn and Morchard Road railway station.
Morchard Road railway station
Railway station
Photo: Partonez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Morchard Road railway station is located in the village of Down St Mary in Devon, England. It is named after the village of Morchard Bishop which lies a few miles to the north-east. Morchard Road railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Morchard Bishop.
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury
Church
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is situated 2½ miles west of Morchard Bishop.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drayford and Cheldon.
Drayford
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drayford is a hamlet in the English county of Devon, approximately 15 miles north west of Exeter. Drayford is situated 4 miles north of Morchard Bishop.
Cheldon
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheldon is a village and former civil parish, 17 miles north-west of Exeter, now in the parish of Chulmleigh, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. In 1961, the parish had a population of 32. Cheldon is situated 4 miles northwest of Morchard Bishop.
Yeoford
Village
Photo: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yeoford is a village near the town of Crediton in Devon, England. It is served by Yeoford railway station on the Exeter to Barnstaple railway line, otherwise known as the Tarka Line. Yeoford is situated 6 miles south of Morchard Bishop.
Morchard Bishop
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Morchard Bishop, Mid Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.85563° or 50° 51′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.75019° or 3° 45′ 1″ westPopulation
1,080Elevation
538 feet (164 metres)Open location code
9C2RV64X+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 1618249182OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2642237Wikidata ID
Q2510320
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Morchard Bishop” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Morchard Bishop”
- Chinese: “Morchard Bishop”
- Dutch: “Morchard Bishop”
- French: “Morchard Bishop”
- Irish: “Morchard Bishop”
- Italian: “Morchard Bishop”
- Ladin: “Morchard Bishop”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Morchard Bishop”
- Persian: “مورچارد بیشاپ”
- Polish: “Morchard Bishop”
- Spanish: “Morchard Bishop”
- Swedish: “Morchard Bishop”
- Welsh: “Morchard Bishop”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Morchard Bishop Post Office and St Mary the Virgin.
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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 “Morchard Bishop”. Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.