Sowton
Sowton is a village and civil parish east of Exeter in East Devon, England. It has a population of 639. Its parish council merged with that of nearby Clyst St Mary in 1976 to form Bishop's Clyst.Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality with 849 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Sowton, Devon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sowton Village Hall and Bishop’s Court.
Sowton Village Hall
Community center
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sowton Village Hall is a community center.
Bishop’s Court
Church
Bishop's Court is a large 21,000 sq ft English country house and former Bishop's palace in Sowton, Devon, near Exeter. It was built in the 13th century and is Grade I listed.
Digby and Sowton railway station
Railway station
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Digby & Sowton is a railway station on the Avocet Line of the Devon Metro in Exeter, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clyst Honiton and Clyst St Mary.
Clyst Honiton
Village
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clyst Honiton is an English village and civil parish five miles from Exeter in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon. The church is St Michael and All Angels.
Clyst St Mary
Village
Clyst St Mary is a small village and civil parish 3 miles east of Exeter on the main roads to Exmouth and Sidmouth in East Devon. The name comes from the Celtic word clyst meaning 'clear stream'.
Monkerton
Suburb
Monkerton is a small hamlet located within the village of Pinhoe, 3 miles east of Exeter in the county of Devon, England. It lies near Pinhoe railway station, which provides local rail connections.
Sowton
- Categories: village and civil parish
- Location: Sowton, East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Sowton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sowton”
- Chinese: “Sowton”
- Dutch: “Sowton”
- French: “Sowton”
- Irish: “Sowton”
- Italian: “Sowton”
- Ladin: “Sowton”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sowton”
- Polish: “Sowton”
- Swedish: “Sowton”
- Turkish: “Sowton”
- Welsh: “Sowton”
- “Sowton”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bishop’s Court, Devon and Pinhoe railway station.
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