Acland, Landkey

The estate of Acland in the parish of Landkey, near Barnstaple in North Devon, England, was from 1155 the earliest known seat of the influential and wealthy family of Acland, to which it gave the surname de Acland.

Photo: Lobsterthermidor, Public domain.

Type: Building
Description: historic estate in North Devon, England, UK
Also known as: “Acland Barton”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Gregory and Barnstaple railway station.

Church of St Gregory

Church

Photo: Peter Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Gregory is situated 1 mile north of Acland, Landkey.

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. Barnstaple railway station is situated 2½ miles west of Acland, Landkey.

Church of St John the Baptist, Barnstaple

Church

Photo: Jack1956, CC0.

The Church of St John the Baptist on South Street in Barnstaple in Devon is the Anglican parish church for the Newport area of the town. The church comes under the Diocese of Exeter. Church of St John the Baptist, Barnstaple is situated 1½ miles west of Acland, Landkey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chelfham and Pilton.

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 education school, and also a disused railway viaduct and station. Chelfham is situated 2½ miles northeast of Acland, Landkey.

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 2½ miles west of Acland, Landkey.

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. Bradiford is situated 3 miles northwest of Acland, Landkey.

Acland, Landkey

Category: built structure
Location: Barnstaple, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.07478° or 51° 4′ 29″ north

Longitude

-4.0083° or 4° 0′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C3Q3XFR+WM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 101508647

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q16987495

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Notable Places Nearby

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