Shirwell
Shirwell is a village, civil parish and former manor in the local government district of North Devon, in the county of Devon, England. It was also formerly the name of a hundred of Devon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chelfham Viaduct and Tutshill Wood.
Chelfham Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chelfham Viaduct is a railway viaduct built in 1896–97 to carry the single track, narrow-gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway across the Stoke Rivers valley.
Tutshill Wood
Forest
Photo: Roger A Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tutshill Wood is a wood in Devon, England, situated on the northern edge of Barnstaple, at the east end of a flat-topped ridge that runs from west to east along the north bank of the River Taw, from Heanton Punchardon. Tutshill Wood is situated 2 miles southwest of Shirwell.
North Devon District Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Roger A Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Devon District Hospital is an NHS district general hospital in the town of Barnstaple, North Devon, England run by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. North Devon District Hospital is situated 2½ miles southwest of Shirwell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barnstaple and Chelfham.
Barnstaple
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Barnstaple is a town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel.
Chelfham
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chelfham is a small borough in North Devon, England. It is situated between Bratton Fleming and Barnstaple. The village had a closed special needs school, and also a disused railway viaduct and station.
Pilton
Suburb
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pilton is a suburb of the town of Barnstaple, it is located about quarter of a mile north of the town centre, in the civil parish of Barnstaple, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Pilton is situated 3 miles southwest of Shirwell.
Shirwell
- Type: Locality
- Location: North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1185° or 51° 7′ 7″ northLongitude
-4.0201° or 4° 1′ 13″ westElevation
548 feet (167 metres)Open location code
9C3Q4X9H+9WGeoNames ID
7300275
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