Lapford
Lapford is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon in the English county of Devon. It had a population of 993 in 2001, reducing to 867 at the 2011 census, and increasing to 990 in 2021.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and Lapford railway station.
Lapford railway station
Railway stop
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Lapford railway station is a rural station on the Tarka Line, serving the village of Lapford in Devon. It is 18 miles 35 chains from Exeter Central at milepost 189.75 from London Waterloo.
Morchard Road railway station
Railway stop
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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 2½ miles south of Lapford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eastington and Cheldon.
Eastington
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eastington is a hamlet in the English county of Devon. Eastington is about one mile east of the village of Lapford. The hamlet comprises a dairy farm and a racing stables as well as several private residences grouped around the crossroads of Eastington Hill and Cobley Lane at Eastington Cross.
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 3 miles north of Lapford.
Oldborough
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oldborough is a hamlet in Devon, England. It is near the village of Morchard Bishop. Oldborough has a population of just under 1,000 people. The only remaining pub is the London Inn. The village has a school and post office. Oldborough is situated 2½ miles southeast of Lapford.
Lapford
- Type: Locality
- Location: Mid Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.8627° or 50° 51′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.7938° or 3° 47′ 38″ westElevation
404 feet (123 metres)Open location code
9C2RV674+3FGeoNames ID
7294906
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