Swimbridge
Built-up area in North Devon, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 51.055, -3.97 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 62 30 |
| Population: | 669 |
| Dialling code: | 01271 (Barnstaple) |
Swimbridge is a small village and civil parish in North Devon, Devon, England, situated a few miles east of Barnstaple. It sits amid the rolling farmland and hedgerow-lined lanes typical of the area, offering easy access to the North Devon coast and Exmoor, which makes it a quietly attractive base for walkers and visitors exploring the wider countryside and coastline.
Historically agricultural, the village retains a sense of its past in a medieval parish church and a cluster of older houses, while contemporary life is sustained by small-scale farming, local services and some commuter links into nearby towns. Community life still centres on the church, village hall and local meeting places, and tourism and holiday lets now supplement the local economy alongside traditional rural pursuits.
Postcode districts covering Swimbridge
Most populated places nearby
- Barnstaple 4.3 miles7 km
- Bideford 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Tiverton 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Minehead 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Ilfracombe 12.1 miles19.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Landkey Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Westacott Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Goodleigh Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- East Buckland Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- East and West Buckland Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Stoke Rivers Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Newport Ward 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Barnstaple with Westacott Ward 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Bishop's Tawton Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Filleigh Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Chittlehampton Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Tawstock Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
Example postcodes in Swimbridge
EX32 0QW, EX32 0PQ, EX32 0PH, EX32 0PR, EX32 0PJ, EX32 0PT, EX32 0PP, EX32 0FE, EX32 0PG … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 32.8 miles52.8 km
- Cardiff Airport 36 miles57.9 km
- Chapelton Railway Station 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Umberleigh Railway Station 4.1 miles6.6 km
Hotels near Swimbridge Ad
- The Park Hotel 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The George 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Hunters Lodge 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Imperial Hotel 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Barnstaple Hotel 3 5.1 miles8.1 km
- The Royal & Fortescue 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Northcote Manor 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Commodore Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.7 km
- The Mole Resort - Hotel Rooms 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Kentisbury Grange 4 7.7 miles12.5 km
Schools in Swimbridge
- Swimbridge C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Braunton Burrows Hill 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Saunton Sands Beach 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Putsborough Beach Beach 12.6 miles20.3 km