Bow is a small rural village and civil parish in Mid Devon, set in the rolling farmland of Devon in England, a short drive from the market towns of Crediton and Tiverton. The landscape around the village is typical Devon countryside - hedgerows, narrow lanes and dispersed farms - making it popular with walkers and those seeking a quiet country base within reach of larger towns and the city of Exeter.
Locally the community centres on traditional village institutions such as the parish church, a village hall and a pub, while agriculture remains important alongside a number of residents who commute out for work. Bow has historic roots visible in its older buildings and lanes, and community life is marked by seasonal events and a generally close-knit, rural character rather than heavy industry or tourism.
Postcode districts covering Bow
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 13.7 miles
- Torquay 24 miles
- Newton Abbot 19.6 miles
- Exmouth 21 miles
- Barnstaple 23.2 miles
- Bideford 23.7 miles
- Tiverton 17.1 miles
- Teignmouth 20.9 miles
- Tavistock 21.8 miles
- Kingsteignton 18.5 miles
- Dawlish 20.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bow Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Clannaborough Parish 1.2 miles
- Spreyton Parish 2.5 miles
- Upper Yeo & Taw Ward 2.7 miles
- Zeal Monachorum Parish 2.9 miles
- Down St. Mary Parish 3.3 miles
- Copplestone Built-up area 3.6 miles
- North Tawton Built-up area 4.1 miles
- South Tawton Parish 4.5 miles
- Coldridge Parish 4.8 miles
- Bondleigh Parish 5 miles
- Cheriton Bishop Built-up area 5 miles
Example postcodes in Bow
EX17 6JB, EX17 6HP, EX6 6LR, EX17 5AT, EX17 6HG, EX17 6HY, EX17 6HQ, EX17 6LU, EX17 6HE … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 17.8 miles
- Cardiff Airport 47.2 miles
- Copplestone Railway Station 3.5 miles
- Yeoford Railway Station 3.8 miles
Hotels near Bow Ad
- East Hillerton House 4 0.9 miles
- Travelodge Okehampton Whiddon Down 3 4.6 miles
- The New Inn 3.2 miles
- The Globe Inn Chagford 4 7.6 miles
- Woodleigh Coach House 3 5.3 miles
- Mill End Hotel 4 6.4 miles
- Kings Arms Inn 3 6.6 miles
- The Old Thatch Inn 5.2 miles
- Bovey Castle Hotel 5 9.1 miles
- Drewe Arms Bunk Rooms 5.5 miles
Schools in Bow
- Bow Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brightley Priory Historic site 7.8 miles
- Raddon Hills Hill 11.2 miles
- University of Exeter University 12.7 miles
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Museum 12.9 miles
- Stoke Woods Forest 13.1 miles
- St James Park Stadium 13.3 miles
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 14.8 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 15.1 miles
- Killerton Estate 15.2 miles
- Bishops Court Estate 16.5 miles
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 19.3 miles