Bishop's Tawton
Built-up area in North Devon, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 51.054, -4.047 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 56 30 |
| Dialling code: | 01271 (Barnstaple) |
Bishop's Tawton is a small village and parish a few miles from Barnstaple in North Devon, Devon, England. It sits on the rolling farmland of the River Taw valley and has a medieval parish church and other historic buildings; the “Bishop’s” in the name reflects a historic link with the bishops of Exeter.
The feel is typically rural Devon, with stone cottages, hedged lanes and an active village community; the local economy combines farming with people commuting into nearby towns. Visitors come for quiet countryside walks, views towards the estuary and coast, and the sense of local history rather than for major tourist attractions.
Postcode districts covering Bishop's Tawton
Most populated places nearby
- Barnstaple 1.8 miles
- Bideford 7.5 miles
- Ilfracombe 10.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tawstock Parish 1.1 miles
- Newport Ward 1.1 miles
- Roundswell Ward 1.6 miles
- Barnstaple with Westacott Ward 1.7 miles
- Barnstaple Central Ward 1.8 miles
- Barnstaple Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Landkey Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Westacott Built-up area 2 miles
- Barnstaple with Pilton Ward 2.4 miles
- Bickington Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Pilton West Parish 2.7 miles
- Goodleigh Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Bishop's Tawton
EX32 0DW, EX32 0AT, EX32 0AR, EX32 0DL, EX32 0AL, EX32 0EQ, EX32 0DU, EX32 0AA, EX32 0AD … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 35.3 miles
- Cardiff Airport 38.6 miles
- Barnstaple Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Chapelton Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels near Bishop's Tawton Ad
- The Royal & Fortescue Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- The Imperial Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- The Park Hotel 4 1.5 miles
- Cedars Inn 3 2.1 miles
- Weirholme Annex 1.1 miles
- Yeo Dale Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- Premier Inn Barnstaple 3 1.5 miles
- The Barnstaple Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- The Seagate 6.2 miles
- Cosy Devon Retreat Woodland Views 4.8 miles
Schools in Bishop's Tawton
- Bishops Tawton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Braunton Burrows Hill 7.4 miles
- Saunton Sands Beach 8.3 miles
- Putsborough Beach Beach 9.9 miles
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 16.7 miles
- Brownsham Wood Historic site 17.6 miles