Diptford

Diptford is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. It is perched on a hill overlooking the River Avon.

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Type: Residential area
Description: village in Devon, England, UK
Also known as: “Diptford, Devon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Church of St James.

St Mary’s Church

Church

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St Mary's Church in North Huish, Devon, England was built in the 14th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. St Mary’s Church is situated 1 mile west of Diptford.

Church of St James

Church

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Church of St James is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Diptford.

Black Hall

Building

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Black Hall is a Grade II* listed building near the village of Avonwick, in Devon, England. Previously, an older construction of Black Hall was the seat of the Fowells of Fowellscombe Hall, which is now in ruins. Black Hall is situated 1 mile northwest of Diptford.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avonwick and Belsford.

Avonwick

Village

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Avonwick is a village in the civil parish of North Huish, in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. The River Avon runs through the settlement and the village's name derives from avon meaning river, and wick an old word for village, but it was not so named until the 1870s, previously being known as Newhouse.