Hele

Hele is a village in Devon, England, lying about one mile SSW of Bradninch and 10 miles NNE of Exeter, on the River Culm. The village is home to a paper mill once belonging to the company Wiggins Teape, now part of the multinational company Purico Group.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: village in Devon, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Hele, Devon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bradninch Guildhall and St Disen’s Church.

Bradninch Guildhall

Town hall

Photo: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bradninch Guildhall is a municipal building in Fore Street, Bradninch, Devon, England. The structure, which is now used as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building.

St Disen’s Church

Church

Photo: Maigheach-gheal, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Baptist Chapel

Church

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Baptist Chapel is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beare and Bradninch.

Beare

Hamlet

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Beare is a village in the civil parish of Broadclyst in Devon, England.

Bradninch

Town

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Bradninch is a small town, civil parish and manor in Devon, England, lying about 3 miles south of Cullompton. Much of the surrounding farmland belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall although the Duchy announced in March 2026 that they would be "withdrawing from Bradninch" and their farms and other properties are in the process of being sold.