Petrockstow is a small, rural parish in the district of Torridge in Devon, England, set among rolling farmland and ancient hedgerows. The village has a historic feel, centred on a medieval parish church dedicated to St Petroc and a scattering of traditional stone cottages and narrow lanes that give a sense of long-established agricultural life.
Locally the economy remains largely agricultural, with some diversification into holiday lets and small-scale rural enterprises; the quiet lanes and countryside also attract walkers and cyclists. Community life is typical of a small Devon parish, with occasional village events and volunteer-led amenities, and a strong local interest in conserving the landscape and historic buildings that define the place.
Postcode districts covering Petrockstow
Most populated places nearby
- Barnstaple 15.1 miles
- Bideford 11.1 miles
- Tavistock 22.1 miles
- Ilfracombe 23.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Petrockstowe Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Buckland Filleigh Parish 1.3 miles
- Sheepwash Parish 1.9 miles
- Meeth Parish 2.4 miles
- Peters Marland Parish 2.5 miles
- Merton Parish 2.5 miles
- Huish Parish 2.6 miles
- Shebbear & Langtree Ward 2.7 miles
- Highampton Parish 3.1 miles
- Shebbear Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Hatherleigh Built-up area 4 miles
- Beaford Parish 4.4 miles
Example postcodes in Petrockstow
EX20 3HL, EX20 3ET, EX20 3HW, EX20 3HF, EX20 3EU, EX21 5PN, EX20 3HP, EX20 3HN, EX20 3QL … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 32.6 miles
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 47.9 miles
- Portsmouth Arms Station 10.1 miles
- Sampford Courtenay Railway Station 10.3 miles
Hotels near Petrockstow Ad
- Half Moon Inn 2.1 miles
Local points of interest
- Brightley Priory Historic site 9.6 miles
- Braunton Burrows Hill 16 miles
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 16.5 miles
- Saunton Sands Beach 16.8 miles
- Brownsham Wood Historic site 16.8 miles
- Bude Haven Harbour 19.1 miles
- Putsborough Beach Beach 19.9 miles