Washfield is a small, quietly rural parish in Mid Devon, Devon, England, set among rolling farmland, hedgerows and narrow country lanes. The settlement is tiny, with a handful of traditional stone cottages and farmsteads and a historic parish church and manor traces that hint at a medieval past, giving the place a timeless, agricultural character.
Local life is dominated by farming and small-scale rural enterprises, with many residents commuting into the nearest market town of Tiverton for work and services. It’s popular with walkers and anyone seeking low-key countryside views, lying within easy reach of upland ridges and greenspaces such as the Blackdown Hills, and retains a close‑knit community atmosphere with occasional village events and parish meetings.
Postcode districts covering Washfield
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 15.2 miles
- Taunton 19.2 miles
- Exmouth 22.1 miles
- Tiverton 3.6 miles
- Sidmouth 21.3 miles
- Minehead 18.5 miles
- Honiton 17.4 miles
- Dawlish 24.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stoodleigh Parish 1.5 miles
- Loxbeare Parish 1.5 miles
- Clare & Shuttern Ward 2.3 miles
- Tiverton Castle Ward 2.9 miles
- Tiverton Westexe Ward 3 miles
- Tiverton Lowman Ward 3.1 miles
- Templeton Parish 3.6 miles
- Tiverton Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Bampton Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Tiverton Cranmore Ward 3.9 miles
- Oakford Parish 4 miles
- Cruwys Morchard Parish 4.5 miles
Example postcodes in Washfield
EX16 9PT, EX16 9PU, EX16 9RB, EX16 9PD, EX16 9RF, EX16 9QY, EX16 9QZ, EX16 9PG, EX16 9RD … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 15 miles
- Cardiff Airport 32.6 miles
- Tiverton Parkway Railway Station 7.4 miles
- Newton St Cyres Railway Station 11.4 miles
Hotels near Washfield Ad
- Hartnoll Hotel 1.8 miles
- The Red Lion Hotel 3.1 miles
- Tiverton Hotel Lounge & Venue Formally Best Western 3 3.3 miles
- Lion Hotel Exmoor 7 miles
- Padbrook Park 3 8.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Raddon Hills Hill 8.5 miles
- Killerton Estate 10 miles
- Brendon Hills Hill 12.7 miles
- Stoke Woods Forest 12.7 miles
- Dunkeswell Abbey Historic site 13.8 miles
- University of Exeter University 14.2 miles
- St James Park Stadium 14.4 miles
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Museum 14.9 miles
- Bishops Court Estate 15.8 miles
- Dunster Castle Gardens Gardens 16.7 miles
- National Trust Dunster Working Watermill Historic site 17 miles
- Norton Manor Estate 17.6 miles