Monkleigh is a small, rural parish in the Torridge district of north‑west Devon, England, set among rolling farmland, hedgerows and small woodlands. Narrow lanes and quiet footpaths make it popular with walkers and birdwatchers, and it sits within easy reach of the market towns of Great Torrington and Bideford and the broader North Devon coast.
The village retains a compact historic core with a parish church and several older houses and farmsteads, and the landscape still shows the scars of past rural industries such as small quarries and mills. Today the local economy is largely agricultural with a handful of small businesses and residents who commute to nearby towns; community life is quietly active, centred on village gatherings and outdoor activities typical of rural Devon.
Postcode districts covering Monkleigh
Most populated places nearby
- Barnstaple 9.4 miles
- Bideford 3.1 miles
- Ilfracombe 16.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Landcross Parish 1.4 miles
- Weare Giffard Parish 1.5 miles
- Littleham Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Frithelstock Parish 2 miles
- Buckland Brewer Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Monkleigh & Putford Ward 2.4 miles
- Bideford South Ward 2.4 miles
- Bideford East Ward 2.8 miles
- Great Torrington Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Bideford West Ward 3.1 miles
- Bideford Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Huntshaw Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Monkleigh
EX39 5JN, EX39 5JX, EX39 5JL, EX39 5LG, EX39 5LD, EX39 5JD, EX39 5LB, EX39 5JY, EX39 5LQ … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 38 miles
- Cardiff Airport 47.2 miles
- Chapelton Railway Station 8.2 miles
- Barnstaple Railway Station 9.2 miles
Hotels near Monkleigh Ad
- The Royal Hotel 3 3 miles
- The Hoops Inn 3 5.2 miles
- Premier Inn Bideford 3 2.9 miles
- Lower Winsford 3.5 3.6 miles
- Durrant House Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- The Seagate 5.7 miles
- Skern Adventure Abbotsham 3.7 miles
- The Royal George 5.8 miles
- The Royal & Fortescue Hotel 3 9.5 miles
- The Imperial Hotel 4 9.5 miles
Schools in Monkleigh
- Monkleigh Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Braunton Burrows Hill 8.2 miles
- Saunton Sands Beach 8.9 miles
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 10.3 miles
- Brownsham Wood Historic site 10.9 miles
- Putsborough Beach Beach 12 miles
- Brightley Priory Historic site 17.4 miles
- Bude Haven Harbour 18.7 miles