Fairmile

Fairmile is a hamlet in the English county of Devon. In the late 1990s, Fairmile became a focus of direct action protest activities, as squatters attempted to stop the construction of the A30 link road between Honiton and Exeter.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: hamlet in Devon, England, UK
Also known as: “Fairmile, Devon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Philip and St James and Escot, Talaton.

Church of St Philip and St James

Church

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Escot, Talaton

House

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Escot in the parish of Talaton, near Ottery St Mary in Devon, is an historic estate. The present mansion house known as Escot House is a grade II listed building built in 1837 by Sir John Kennaway, 3rd Baronet to the design of Henry Roberts, to replace…

The King’s School

School

Photo: Rob Purvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The King's School is a secondary school and sixth form located in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. It was established as a choir school by the bishop John Grandisson in 1335, but was replaced by a grammar school by Henry VIII in 1545.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Larkbeare and Alfington.

Larkbeare

Hamlet

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Talaton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Devon. It lies approximately 6 miles to the west of Honiton, 3 miles to the north of Ottery St Mary, 2 miles to the west of Feniton and 2 miles to the east of Whimple.

Alfington

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alfington is a village in the civil parish of Ottery St Mary, in the East Devon district, in Devon, England, on the River Otter. It is 2 miles north-east of Ottery St Mary. Alfington is situated 1½ miles east of Fairmile.