Doddiscombsleigh
Parish in Teignbridge, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 50.673, -3.626 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 85 87 |
| Dialling code: | 01392 (Exeter) |
The small rural parish of Doddiscombsleigh sits on the southern slopes of the Haldon Hills within the district of Teignbridge in Devon, England. Tucked into steep, wooded combes above the valley of the River Teign, it is made up of scattered farms, cottages and lanes rather than a busy high street, giving a strong sense of remote, wooded countryside.
Local life is shaped by agriculture, a handful of small local businesses and commuters travelling to nearby Exeter, while the parish is popular with walkers and people seeking quiet country pursuits thanks to easy access to Haldon Forest. Historic buildings and traditional field patterns remain evident, and the landscape still bears traces of former small-scale quarrying and other rural industries that helped shape the community.
Postcode districts covering Doddiscombsleigh
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 5.8 miles
- Torquay 13.7 miles
- Paignton 16.1 miles
- Newton Abbot 10.1 miles
- Exmouth 10.5 miles
- Tiverton 17.1 miles
- Teignmouth 9.9 miles
- Brixham 20 miles
- Sidmouth 17 miles
- Tavistock 24.4 miles
- Ivybridge 23.5 miles
- Honiton 20.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Christow Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Dunchideock Parish 1.7 miles
- Ashton Parish 1.8 miles
- Teign Valley Ward 1.9 miles
- Holcombe Burnell Parish 2.6 miles
- Bridford Parish 2.7 miles
- Dunsford Parish 2.7 miles
- Shillingford St. George Parish 3.3 miles
- Kenn Parish 3.3 miles
- Trusham Parish 3.4 miles
- Kenn Valley Ward 3.5 miles
- Ide Built-up area 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Doddiscombsleigh
EX6 7PU, EX6 7PP, EX6 7LT, EX6 7BP, EX6 7JT, EX6 7YT, EX6 7PR, EX6 7PW, EX6 7PZ … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 10.2 miles
- Cardiff Airport 51.5 miles
- Exeter St Thomas Railway Station 4.9 miles
- Exeter St Davids Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Exeter Coach Station 5.7 miles
Hotels near Doddiscombsleigh Ad
- The Ley Arms 4 4.5 miles
- The Royal Oak Inn 2.7 miles
- Lord Haldon Country Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 3 1.9 miles
- Mill on the Exe 4 5.1 miles
- Exeter Court Hotel 3 4 miles
- The Turks Head 5.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Exeter - City Centre 3 5 miles
- The Moorland Hotel, Haytor, Devon 4 8.1 miles
- Hotel Indigo Exeter 4 5.5 miles
- The Salutation Inn 7 miles
Schools in Doddiscombsleigh
- Doddiscombsleigh Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 3.7 miles
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Museum 5.4 miles
- University of Exeter University 5.9 miles
- St James Park Stadium 6.1 miles
- Stoke Woods Forest 7.4 miles
- Bishops Court Estate 8.3 miles
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 9.4 miles
- Exmouth Marina Marina 9.7 miles
- Raddon Hills Hill 10.4 miles
- Killerton Estate 11.2 miles
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 14 miles
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 14.1 miles