Bickleigh
Bickleigh is a locality in Mid Devon District, Devon, England. Bickleigh is situated nearby to the locality Chitterley, as well as near Livingshayes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bickleigh Castle and Devon Railway Centre.
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
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Nearby places include Cadeleigh and Butterleigh.
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, award-winning blacksmith and 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. Bradninch is situated 4 miles east of Bickleigh.
Bickleigh
- Type: Locality
- Location: Mid Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.8427° or 50° 50′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.5058° or 3° 30′ 21″ westElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Open location code
9C2RRFVV+3MGeoNames ID
7298194
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