Great Torrington
Great Torrington is a locality in Torridge District, Devon, England. Great Torrington is situated nearby to the village Taddiport, as well as near the locality Huntshaw.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include RHS Garden Rosemoor and Berry Castle.
RHS Garden Rosemoor
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RHS Garden Rosemoor is a public display garden run by the Royal Horticultural Society in north Devon, England. Rosemoor is about 1 mile south of Great Torrington on the A3124 road to Exeter.
Berry Castle
Archaeological site
Berry Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort in the civil parish of Huntshaw, close to Weare Giffard in Devon, England, to the north of Great Torrington.
St Michael and All Angels, Great Torrington
Church
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The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Church of England parish church in Great Torrington, Devon. It has been a Grade II* listed building since 1951.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huntshaw and St Giles in the Wood.
Huntshaw
Hamlet
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Huntshaw is a village and civil parish located 2.5 north north east of Great Torrington, in the Torridge district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2011 the population of the civil parish of Huntshaw was 134, although it was 143 in 1901 and 212 in 1801, Huntshaw was in the Fremington hundred.
St Giles in the Wood
Village
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St Giles in the Wood is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The village lies about 2.5 miles east of the town of Great Torrington, and the parish, which had a population of 566 in 2001 compared with 623 in 1901… St Giles in the Wood is situated 2½ miles east of Great Torrington.
Taddiport
Village
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Taddiport is a hamlet in North Devon, England, near Great Torrington. The name is believed to derive from toad, a place where toads were found. In the Middle Ages it was a leper colony.
Great Torrington
- Type: Locality
- Location: Torridge District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.9617° or 50° 57′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.1409° or 4° 8′ 27″ westElevation
253 feet (77 metres)Open location code
9C2QXV65+MJGeoNames ID
7294944
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