Bickington
Appearance
Bickington | |
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![]() Bickington Methodist church | |
Location withinDevon | |
Population | 311 (2001 census) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Bickingtonis a village andcivil parishin theTeignbridgedistrict ofDevon,England, on the east edge of theDartmoorNational Park. At the 2001 census it had a population of 311. The village is about five miles west ofNewton Abbot,on theRiver Lemon.The church is 15th century; itslychgatehas a room over it.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Church_and_lychgate%2C_Bickington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1073227.jpg/220px-Church_and_lychgate%2C_Bickington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1073227.jpg)
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 theBBC'sCountryfileprogramme in November 2017, where its apparent decline was the subject of the feature. Local media[1]expanded on theBBCfeature.
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".Retrieved14 December2018.
- ^Hands, Stuart (2000).The book of Bickington.Halsgrove.ISBN1-84114-055-4.
External links
[edit]Media related toBickingtonat Wikimedia Commons