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 miles24.3 km
- Bideford 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Tavistock 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Ilfracombe 23.3 miles37.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Petrockstowe Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Buckland Filleigh Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Sheepwash Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Meeth Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Peters Marland Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Merton Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Huish Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Shebbear & Langtree Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Highampton Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Shebbear Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Hatherleigh Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Beaford Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
Example postcodes in Petrockstow
EX20 3QL, EX20 3HQ, EX20 3HH, EX21 5PL, EX20 3HE, EX20 3HW, EX20 3EY, EX20 3PQ, EX20 3HL … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 32.6 miles52.4 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 47.9 miles77.1 km
- Portsmouth Arms Station 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Sampford Courtenay Railway Station 10.3 miles16.6 km
Hotels near Petrockstow Ad
- Half Moon Inn 2.1 miles3.4 km
Local points of interest
- Brightley Priory Historic site 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Braunton Burrows Hill 16 miles25.7 km
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Saunton Sands Beach 16.8 miles27 km
- Brownsham Wood Historic site 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Bude Haven Harbour 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Putsborough Beach Beach 19.9 miles32 km