Brushford is a small village and civil parish tucked into the rural heart of Mid Devon, Devon, England. The area is characterised by rolling hedged fields, narrow lanes and a scattering of traditional cottages, with a largely agricultural landscape that offers good countryside walking and an understated, tranquil setting while relying on nearby market towns for most services.
Historically rooted and modest in scale, Brushford retains a close-knit social feel centred on farming, village activities and occasional seasonal events. The local economy remains mainly agricultural, supplemented by small-scale countryside tourism and leisure pursuits, and the parish’s handful of historic buildings and rural character are typical of Mid Devon’s quiet communities.
Postcode districts covering Brushford
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Barnstaple 17 miles27.4 km
- Bideford 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Tiverton 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Tavistock 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Kingsteignton 24.7 miles39.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Eggesford Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Coldridge Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wembworthy Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Taw Vale Ward 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Nymet Rowland Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Bondleigh Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Winkleigh Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Zeal Monachorum Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Chawleigh Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Lapford Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Chulmleigh Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Broadwoodkelly Parish 4 miles6.4 km
Example postcodes in Brushford
EX18 7SH, EX18 7SJ, EX18 7SQ, EX18 7SG
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 22.4 miles36 km
- Cardiff Airport 44 miles70.9 km
- Eggesford Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Lapford Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
Hotels near Brushford Ad
- Fox & Hounds Country Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Northcote Manor 3 7.3 miles11.8 km
- The Tors 9.7 miles15.7 km
- The Mole Resort - Hotel Rooms 7.7 miles12.3 km
Local points of interest
- Brightley Priory Historic site 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Raddon Hills Hill 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Stoke Woods Forest 17.6 miles28.4 km
- University of Exeter University 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Museum 18.1 miles29.1 km
- St James Park Stadium 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Killerton Estate 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 19.3 miles31 km