Whitford is a village near Axminster in East Devon.
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 | |
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
editMedia related to Whitford, Devon at Wikimedia Commons
History of Whitford in Devon at http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21221