Colyton

Colyton is a town in Devon, England. It is located within the East Devon local authority area, and the River Coly runs through it. Colyton is 3 miles from Seaton and 6 miles from Axminster.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Colcombe Castle and Methodist Church.

Colcombe Castle

Castle

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Colcombe Castle was a castle or fortified house situated about a 0.5 mi north of the town of Colyton in East Devon, England. It was a seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon, whose principal seat was Tiverton Castle, about 22 miles to the north west.

Methodist Church

Church

Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Michael’s Church, Colyford

Church

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St Michael's Church is a Church of England church in Colyford, Devon, England. Built in 1888–89, St Michael's has been Grade II listed since 1984. Today it forms one of five churches of the Colyton Parish and Holyford Mission Community.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seaton and Beer.

Seaton

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Seaton is a seaside town, fishing harbour and civil parish in East Devon on the south coast of England, between Axmouth and Beer. It faces onto Lyme Bay and is on the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site.

Beer

Photo: Mark A Coleman, CC BY 3.0.

Beer is a seaside village in East Devon in the West Country of England. The village rings a small cove with a big beach, with no harbour to speak of. Boats are pulled up onto the beach. In years gone by it was popular with smugglers.

Colyton

Type: Locality
Location: East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.7454° or 50° 44′ 43″ north

Longitude

-3.0947° or 3° 5′ 41″ west

Elevation

95 feet (29 metres)

Open location code

9C2RPWW4+54

GeoNames ID

7294882

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