Essington
Essington is a hamlet in North Tawton, West Devon District, England. Essington is situated nearby to the locality Four Cross Ways, as well as near the hamlet Wildridge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Peter and Court Green.
Court Green
Building
Court Green is a house in North Tawton, Devon, England. It was the home the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath moved to in late August 1961. Plath left the house on 10 December 1962, while Hughes lived there on and off for the rest of his life.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belstone Corner and Winkleigh.
Belstone Corner
Locality
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belstone Corner is a village in West Devon in the English county of Devon, part of the civil parish of Sampford Courtenay. The Sampford Courtenay railway station, on the Exeter to Okehampton line, is at Belstone Corner and originally bore this name. Belstone Corner is situated 3½ miles southwest of Essington.
Winkleigh
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winkleigh is a civil parish and small village in Devon, England. It is part of the local government area of Torridge District Council. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,305, compared to 1,079 in 1901. Winkleigh is situated 4½ miles northwest of Essington.
Berner’s Cross
Locality
Winkleigh is a civil parish and small village in Devon, England. It is part of the local government area of Torridge District Council. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,305, compared to 1,079 in 1901. Berner’s Cross is situated 5 miles northwest of Essington.
Essington
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: North Tawton, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.80174° or 50° 48′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.89058° or 3° 53′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C2RR425+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 697039354OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Highlights include North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery and North Tawton Bowling Club.
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