Bickleigh
Parish in South Hams, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 50.446, -4.12 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 49 62 |
| Dialling code: | 01752 (Plymouth) |
The parish of Bickleigh in South Hams, Devon, England is a small, predominantly rural community set in rolling hedged farmland and pockets of ancient woodland typical of South Devon. It sits within easy reach of the south coast and the urban fringe of Plymouth, so the landscape combines compact village streets, scattered farmsteads and orchards with good access to coastal paths and countryside walks.
Historically the parish has medieval roots and still shows that heritage in its small parish church and a number of stone cottages and farmhouses; economically it remains centred on mixed agriculture (dairy and orchards) alongside a modest tourism and commuter presence. Social life is quietly village‑centred, with a village hall, pub and seasonal agricultural and community events that keep a strong sense of local identity while benefitting from proximity to larger towns.
Postcode districts covering Bickleigh
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 3.7 miles
- Paignton 24.1 miles
- Newton Abbot 23 miles
- Saltash 5.2 miles
- Tavistock 7 miles
- Ivybridge 9.5 miles
- Kingsteignton 24.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Southway Ward 1.1 miles
- Woolwell Ward 1.2 miles
- Bickleigh Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Budshead Ward 2.2 miles
- Moor View Ward 2.2 miles
- Eggbuckland Ward 2.9 miles
- Honicknowle Ward 3 miles
- Yelverton Built-up area 3 miles
- Bere Ferrers Parish 3.1 miles
- Crapstone Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Buckland Monachorum Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Shaugh Prior Parish 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Bickleigh
PL6 7FQ, PL6 7QB, PL6 7AH, PL6 7TA, PL6 7QJ, PL6 7QD, PL6 7BN, PL6 7SL, PL6 7BY … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 36.9 miles
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 38.5 miles
- Bere Ferrers Railway Station 2.7 miles
- St Budeaux Victoria Road Railway Station 4.2 miles
Hotels near Bickleigh Ad
- The Craft House 4 5.6 miles
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5 4.1 miles
- Fox on the Hoe 4 5.6 miles
- China Fleet Country Club 4 4.4 miles
- St Elizabeth's House 4 5.5 miles
- Ibis Plymouth 3 3.8 miles
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 7.1 miles
- Moxy Plymouth 4 5.5 miles
- Elfordleigh 3 4 miles
- The Drake Hotel Plymouth 4 5.5 miles
Schools in Bickleigh
- Bickleigh Down C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Home Park Stadium 4.2 miles
- Cattewater Estate 5.5 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 5.6 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 6.3 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 7.2 miles
- Hingston Down Hill 7.6 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 9.3 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 11.1 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.9 miles
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 15.5 miles
- Bantham Beach Beach 15.7 miles
- South Milton Sands Beach 17.3 miles