Bishop’s Court
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.- Type: Church
- Description: building in Devon, England
- Also known as: “Bishop’s Court, Devon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sowton Village Hall and Westpoint Exeter.
Sowton Village Hall
Community center
Sowton Village Hall is a community center, which is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Bishop’s Court.
Westpoint Exeter
Building
Westpoint Exeter is a multi-purpose indoor arena and showground, at Clyst St Mary, near Exeter, England. The capacity of the venue is 7,500 people. It hosts local concerts, fairs and exhibitions. Westpoint Exeter is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Bishop’s Court.
Clyst St Mary Primary School
School
Clyst St Mary Primary School is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Bishop’s Court.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clyst St Mary and Clyst Honiton.
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'.
Clyst Honiton
Village
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 Heath
Locality
Today Clyst Heath is a suburb to the south east of the city of Exeter, Devon, England. An area of relatively high ground to the west of the River Clyst, it remained heathland until the early nineteenth century when it was cultivated for the first time.
Bishop’s Court
- Categories: country house, episcopal palace, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sowton, East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.71771° or 50° 43′ 4″ north
Longitude
-3.44514° or 3° 26′ 43″ west
Open location code
9C2RPH93+3W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
Wikidata ID
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