Dowland is a small, rural civil parish in the district of Torridge in north‑west Devon, England. It sits among the region’s rolling farmland and hedgerows, with narrow lanes and a scattering of traditional stone and cob cottages and farmsteads that give the area a distinctly Devonian character.
The local economy remains largely agricultural, with farms and smallholdings interspersed with people who commute into nearby towns, while community life is quiet and village‑orientated, centred on the parish church and occasional local events; traces of medieval field patterns and a few historic buildings add a quietly historic charm to the close‑knit rural community.
Postcode districts covering Dowland
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 24.8 miles39.8 km
- Barnstaple 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Bideford 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Tiverton 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Tavistock 23 miles37 km
- Ilfracombe 23.3 miles37.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Iddesleigh Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Dolton Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Huish Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Meeth Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Monkokehampton Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Broadwoodkelly Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Winkleigh Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Merton Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Hatherleigh Built-up area 3.8 miles6 km
- Petrockstowe Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Beaford Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Ashreigney Parish 4.2 miles6.7 km
Example postcodes in Dowland
EX19 8PD, EX19 8PG, EX19 8PF, EX19 8PQ, EX19 8PE, EX19 8PB
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 28.5 miles45.8 km
- Cardiff Airport 47 miles75.6 km
- Eggesford Railway Station 6.8 miles11 km
- Portsmouth Arms Station 6.9 miles11.1 km
Hotels near Dowland Ad
- Half Moon Inn 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Northcote Manor 3 7 miles11.3 km
- Fox & Hounds Country Hotel 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Mole Resort - Hotel Rooms 8.4 miles13.4 km
Local points of interest
- Brightley Priory Historic site 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Braunton Burrows Hill 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Saunton Sands Beach 18 miles29 km
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 19.9 miles32.1 km