Tiverton is a market town and civil parish in Mid Devon, Devon, sitting on the River Exe amid rolling countryside. It has a compact historic centre with a Norman motte-and-bailey at Tiverton Castle and a long industrial heritage: woollen cloth and, from the early 19th century, lace-making after John Heathcoat moved his works here. Nearby attractions such as the remnants of the Grand Western Canal and the Victorian country house at Knightshayes Court give the area a mix of industrial archaeology and attractive walking country.
Today Tiverton still serves as a retail and service centre for the surrounding farms, with light industry, tourism and education - notably Blundell's School - playing a part in local life. The Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life preserves the town’s industrial past, while good road links and Tiverton Parkway nearby make it a practical commuter base as well as a lively community hub with regular markets and events.
Postcode districts covering Tiverton
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 13.4 miles
- Taunton 18.9 miles
- Exmouth 20.1 miles
- Tiverton 1.7 miles
- Teignmouth 24.8 miles
- Chard 23.9 miles
- Chard Town 24.2 miles
- Sidmouth 19.3 miles
- Minehead 20.3 miles
- Honiton 15.6 miles
- Dawlish 22.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tiverton Castle Ward 0.9 miles
- Tiverton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Washfield Parish 2 miles
- Tiverton Cranmore Ward 2.1 miles
- Tiverton Westexe Ward 2.5 miles
- Tiverton Lowman Ward 2.5 miles
- Loxbeare Parish 2.6 miles
- Stoodleigh Parish 3.6 miles
- Cadeleigh Parish 3.8 miles
- Butterleigh Parish 3.9 miles
- Halberton Built-up area 4 miles
- Clare & Shuttern Ward 4.2 miles
Example postcodes in Tiverton
EX16 6UR, EX16 4AP, EX16 4PX, EX16 6BY, EX16 5JQ, EX16 7PX, EX16 5BH, EX16 5NP, EX16 8HG … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 13 miles
- Cardiff Airport 34.1 miles
- Tiverton Parkway Railway Station 6.3 miles
- Newton St Cyres Railway Station 10 miles
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Schools in Tiverton
- Blundell's Preparatory School Independent - primary
- Blundell's School Independent - secondary
- Bolham Community Primary School Primary
- Castle Primary School Primary
- Heathcoat Primary School Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Tidcombe Primary School Primary
- Two Moors Primary School Primary
- Wilcombe Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Raddon Hills Hill 7.1 miles
- Killerton Estate 8 miles
- Stoke Woods Forest 10.9 miles
- University of Exeter University 12.4 miles
- Dunkeswell Abbey Historic site 12.4 miles
- St James Park Stadium 12.7 miles
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Museum 13.1 miles
- Bishops Court Estate 13.8 miles
- Brendon Hills Hill 14 miles
- Norton Manor Estate 17.5 miles
- Dunster Castle Gardens Gardens 18.3 miles
- National Trust Dunster Working Watermill Historic site 18.6 miles