Shirwell
Parish in North Devon, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 51.113, -4.02 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 58 36 |
| Dialling code: | 01271 (Barnstaple) |
The parish of Shirwell sits in rural North Devon, in the county of Devon in England. It occupies rolling hedged farmland and wooded combes typical of the north Devon landscape, with narrow lanes and footpaths that give easy access to the nearby coast and the open moors of Exmoor.
Locally the village grew up around its medieval church and the country estate centred on Youlston Park, a notable house long associated with the Chichester family, so there’s a pleasing mix of historic architecture and parish monuments. Today Shirwell remains a small agricultural community - dairy and arable farms - with a quiet village social life and some income from rural tourism and proximity to the market town of Barnstaple.
Postcode districts covering Shirwell
Most populated places nearby
- Barnstaple 3 miles4.8 km
- Bideford 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Minehead 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Ilfracombe 7.6 miles12.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Goodleigh Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Loxhore Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Barnstaple with Pilton Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Pilton West Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Westacott Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Marwood Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Barnstaple with Westacott Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Barnstaple Central Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- East Down Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Barnstaple Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Newport Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Arlington Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Shirwell
EX31 4LF, EX31 4SZ, EX31 4JH, EX31 4JS, EX31 4JT, EX32 7JZ, EX31 4JP, EX31 4JR, EX31 4FB … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 35.2 miles56.7 km
- Exeter International Airport 37.1 miles59.8 km
- Barnstaple Railway Station 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Chapelton Railway Station 6.7 miles10.8 km
Hotels near Shirwell Ad
- The Park Hotel 4 3 miles4.8 km
- The Barnstaple Hotel 3 3 miles4.9 km
- The Imperial Hotel 4 3 miles4.8 km
- The Royal & Fortescue 3 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Hunters Lodge 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Kentisbury Grange 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Ilfracombe Carlton Hotel - Hotel 8.1 miles13 km
- Sandy Cove Hotel 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Commodore Hotel 3 8.1 miles13 km
- The Woolacombe Bay Hotel 4 9 miles14.5 km
Schools in Shirwell
- Shirwell Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Braunton Burrows Hill 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Saunton Sands Beach 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Putsborough Beach Beach 9 miles14.6 km
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 19 miles30.5 km
- Brownsham Wood Historic site 19.8 miles31.9 km