Whitford, Devon
Appearance
Whitford | |
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Location within Devon | |
OS grid reference | SY259956 |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | AXMINSTER |
Postcode district | EX13 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Whitford is a village near Axminster in East Devon.
It is situated on the western bank of the River Axe, which is crossed via a small bridge with a weir under it on a lane that joins the A358 road at Musbury. The West of England Main Line runs through a cutting close to the village, which is four miles north of the Jurassic Coast at Seaton.
The village has a church, St Mary at the Cross, a village hall, and some attractive thatched cottages and is within the East Devon AONB.
External links
[edit] Media related to Whitford, Devon at Wikimedia Commons
History of Whitford in Devon at http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21221