Bickleigh
Built-up area in South Hams, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 50.442, -4.084 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 52 62 |
| Dialling code: | 01752 (Plymouth) |
Bickleigh in the South Hams district of Devon, England is a small, quietly attractive rural village set among the rolling farmland and wooded valleys typical of the area. Its location gives easy access to the creeks and coastline of South Devon and the uplands of Dartmoor, and it sits within easy commuting distance of Plymouth, so the landscape mixes traditional hedged fields with lanes popular for walking and cycling.
Historically a farming community with a handful of older cottages and a parish focal point, modern Bickleigh combines agriculture with a commuter population and a modest level of low‑key tourism; village life tends to centre on local institutions, seasonal events and outdoor recreation rather than large commercial activity. The result is a place that feels characteristically Devonian: quiet, community‑minded and shaped by its surrounding countryside.
Postcode districts covering Bickleigh
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Torquay 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Paignton 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Newton Abbot 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Brixham 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Saltash 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Tavistock 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Ivybridge 8 miles12.8 km
- Kingsteignton 22.8 miles36.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Woolwell Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Shaugh Prior Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Bickleigh & Cornwood Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Moor View Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Southway Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Yelverton Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Meavy Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Budshead Ward 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Eggbuckland Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Plymouth Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Plympton St. Mary Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Crapstone Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Bickleigh
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 35.7 miles57.4 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 40.1 miles64.5 km
- Marsh Mills 4 miles6.5 km
- Bere Ferrers Railway Station 4.3 miles7 km
Hotels near Bickleigh Ad
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5 3 miles4.9 km
- The Craft House 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Future Inn Plymouth 3 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Elfordleigh 3 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Fox on the Hoe 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Ibis Plymouth 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Moxy Plymouth 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Moorland Hotel 3 2 miles3.2 km
- China Fleet Country Club 4 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
Local points of interest
- Home Park Stadium 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Cattewater Estate 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Antony Estate Estate 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Hingston Down Hill 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 14 miles22.5 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 14.5 miles23.3 km
- South Milton Sands Beach 16.1 miles25.8 km