Bickleigh

Places of Interest

Bickleigh Castle

Castle

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Bickleigh Castle is a fortified manor house that stands on the banks of the River Exe at Bickleigh in Devon, England. Once considerably larger, Bickleigh now comprises a group of buildings from various periods which together formed a water castle.

Devon Railway Centre

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The Devon Railway Centre is in the village of Bickleigh in Mid Devon, England, at the former Cadeleigh railway station on the closed Great Western Railway branch from Exeter to Dulverton, also known as the Exe Valley Railway.

Cadbury Castle (Devon)

Archaeological site

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Cadbury Castle is an Iron Age Hillfort close to Bickleigh, Devon, England. It was later encamped by the Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War under Thomas Fairfax when he laid siege to Bickleigh Castle.

Places in the Area

Cadeleigh

Village

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Cadeleigh is a small village and civil parish in the county of Devon in England. It sits in the hills above the valley of the River Exe and is about 15 km north of Exeter and 6 km southwest of Tiverton.

Butterleigh

Village

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Butterleigh is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon, England situated about three miles south east of Tiverton. The village includes a public house, village hall and an award-winning blacksmith. It is famous for its harvest home. Butterleigh is situated 2½ miles northeast of Bickleigh.

Bradninch

Town

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Bradninch is a small town, civil parish and manor in Devon, England, lying about 3 miles south of Cullompton. Much of the surrounding farmland belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall although the Duchy announced in March 2026 that they would be "withdrawing from Bradninch" and their farms and other properties are in the process of being sold. Bradninch is situated 4 miles east of Bickleigh.

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