Petton
Petton, also known as Petton Cross, is an English village in the civil parish of Bampton, the district of Mid Devon, and the county of Devon. It lies on the B3227 road that links Taunton and Torrington.Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Devon, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Petton, Devon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Petrock’s Church and St Michael’s Church, Raddington.
St Michael’s Church, Raddington
Church
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of St Michael at Raddington in the parish of Chipstable, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th and 14th centuries and has been designated as a grade I listed building.
Church of St John
Church
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Anglican Church of St John in Skilgate, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St John is situated 2 miles northwest of Petton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clayhanger and Shillingford.
Clayhanger
Village
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clayhanger is a hamlet and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. At the time of the 2011 census it had a population of 127.
Shillingford
Village
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shillingford is a village two miles northeast of Bampton on the River Batherm in Mid Devon, England, close to the border with West Somerset. It is near the Exe Valley. Shillingford is situated 1½ miles west of Petton.
Skilgate
Village
Photo: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skilgate is a village and civil parish 5 miles east of Dulverton and 8 miles west of Wiveliscombe in Somerset, England. It has a population of 96. The parish, which covers an area of 866 ha, straddles the boundary of the Exmoor National Park lying on the southern edge of the Brendon Hills, and is close to the border with Devon. Skilgate is situated 2 miles northwest of Petton.
Petton
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Bampton, Mid Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.01303° or 51° 0′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.41831° or 3° 25′ 6″ westElevation
518 feet (158 metres)Open location code
9C3R2H7J+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 344268885OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13281046Wikidata ID
Q107112890
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