Pottington

Pottington is a suburb in Barnstaple, North Devon, England. Pottington is situated near the suburb Pilton, as well as near Bradiford.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Barnstaple railway station and Pilton Community College.

Barnstaple railway station

Railway station

Photo: Partonez, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barnstaple railway station is the northern terminus of the Tarka Line and serves the town of Barnstaple, Devon. It is 39 miles 75 chains from Exeter Central and 211.25 miles from London Waterloo.

Pilton Community College is a coeducational secondary school located in the Pilton area of Barnstaple in the English county of Devon. Previously a community school administered by Devon County Council, Pilton Community College converted to academy status on 1 July 2011.

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Pilton

Church

Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Pilton is the 13th-century Anglican parish church for the Pilton suburb of Barnstaple in Devon. It has been a Grade I listed building since 1951 and comes under the Diocese of Exeter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pilton and Bradiford.

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.

Bradiford

Suburb

Photo: Grant Sherman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bradiford is a village in Devon, England. It is located in the civil parish of Barnstaple in the non-metropolitan area of North Devon.

Eastacombe

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eastacombe is a hamlet in Tawstock parish, Devon, England, about 2 miles southwest of Barnstaple. The hamlets of St John's Chapel and Stoneylands are close by, to the west. Eastacombe is situated 2½ miles south of Pottington.

Pottington

Type: Suburb
Category: locality
Location: Barnstaple, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.08462° or 51° 5′ 5″ north

Longitude

-4.07671° or 4° 4′ 36″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

9C3Q3WMF+R8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 821486767

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

13272061

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Places to explore: Dripping Well and Sticklepath.

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Highlights: Let’s Go and North Devon Karting Centre.

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