Bickington | |
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![]() Bickington Methodist church | |
Location within Devon | |
Population | 311 (2001 census) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Bickington is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England, on the east edge of the Dartmoor National Park. At the 2001 census it had a population of 311. The village is about five miles west of Newton Abbot, on the River Lemon. The church is 15th century; its lychgate has a room over it.
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Amenities
[edit]- Church of St Mary the Virgin (Church of England – Grade I listed)
- Village Hall
- Public House (Dartmoor Half Way Inn)
- Camp site
- Common land (Ramshorn Down)
- Farm shop (Granny Pat's)
- Picnic area
In media
[edit]The village appeared on the BBC's Countryfile programme in November 2017, where its apparent decline was the subject of the feature. Local media[1] expanded on the BBC feature.
A book about Bickington, The Book of Bickington, was published in 2000.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Sheaves, Becky (18 November 2017). "Devon Live article - Devon village a shadow of its form self". Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ Hands, Stuart (2000). The book of Bickington. Halsgrove. ISBN 1-84114-055-4.
External links
[edit] Media related to Bickington at Wikimedia Commons