Shebbear is a small village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, set on elevated farmland within rolling north Devon countryside. The immediate landscape of hedged fields, lanes and small copses makes it popular with walkers and gives a strong sense of rural character; agriculture, especially dairy and mixed farming, still shapes everyday life.
Historically the village is noted as the birthplace of the early 19th‑century Bible Christian movement, and today retains a lively community with a parish church, village hall, local pub and the long‑established independent school Shebbear College, all of which act as focal points and local employers. The economy is largely agricultural supplemented by small businesses and rural tourism, and the village maintains a quiet, community‑centred social life.
Postcode districts covering Shebbear
Most populated places nearby
- Barnstaple 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Bideford 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Tavistock 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Ilfracombe 23.8 miles38.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Buckland Filleigh Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bradford Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Sheepwash Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Shebbear & Langtree Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Newton St. Petrock Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Black Torrington Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Peters Marland Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Petrockstow Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Milton Damerel Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Langtree Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Thornbury Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Petrockstowe Built-up area 4.1 miles6.7 km
Example postcodes in Shebbear
EX21 5HH, EX21 5SA, EX21 5QL, EX21 5SL, EX21 5SD, EX21 5RU, EX21 5AZ, EX21 5RX, EX21 5SJ … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 35.9 miles57.8 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 45.1 miles72.5 km
- Meldon Railway Station 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Okehampton Railway Station 13 miles20.9 km
Hotels near Shebbear Ad
- Half Moon Inn 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Kings Arms Hotel 7.2 miles11.5 km
- The White Hart Hotel 7.2 miles11.5 km
Schools in Shebbear
- Shebbear College Independent - all ages
- Shebbear Community School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brightley Priory Historic site 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 14 miles22.6 km
- Brownsham Wood Historic site 14.3 miles23 km
- Bude Haven Harbour 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Braunton Burrows Hill 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Saunton Sands Beach 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Millook Haven Harbour 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Putsborough Beach Beach 19.6 miles31.6 km