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 miles9.3 km
- Torquay 13.7 miles22 km
- Paignton 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Newton Abbot 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Exmouth 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Tiverton 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Teignmouth 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Brixham 20 miles32.1 km
- Sidmouth 17 miles27.4 km
- Tavistock 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Ivybridge 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Honiton 20.5 miles33 km
Neighbouring places
- Christow Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Dunchideock Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Ashton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Teign Valley Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Holcombe Burnell Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bridford Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Dunsford Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Shillingford St. George Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Kenn Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Trusham Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Kenn Valley Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Ide Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Doddiscombsleigh
EX6 7PD, EX6 7PW, EX6 7PS, EX6 7PU, EX6 7PP, EX6 7JU, EX6 7PZ, EX6 7PY, EX6 7BP … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Cardiff Airport 51.5 miles82.8 km
- Exeter St Thomas Railway Station 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Exeter St Davids Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Exeter Coach Station 5.7 miles9.2 km
Hotels near Doddiscombsleigh Ad
- The Ley Arms 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Royal Oak Inn 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Exeter Court Hotel 3 4 miles6.4 km
- Lord Haldon Country Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 3 1.9 miles3 km
- Mill on the Exe 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Turks Head 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Exeter - City Centre 3 5 miles8.1 km
- The Moorland Hotel, Haytor, Devon 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Hotel Indigo Exeter 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Oyo the Gissons Hotel 3.9 miles6.3 km
Schools in Doddiscombsleigh
- Doddiscombsleigh Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Museum 5.4 miles8.8 km
- University of Exeter University 5.9 miles9.4 km
- St James Park Stadium 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Stoke Woods Forest 7.4 miles12 km
- Bishops Court Estate 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Exmouth Marina Marina 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Raddon Hills Hill 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Killerton Estate 11.2 miles18 km
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 14 miles22.5 km
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 14.1 miles22.7 km