Sheepwash

Parish in Torridge, Devon, England

Coordinates:50.845, -4.161
OS grid ref:SS 47 07
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Sheepwash is a small rural village and civil parish in the district of Torridge in Devon, England. Set among rolling farmland and hedgerow-lined lanes, it retains a quiet, agricultural character with a handful of traditional cottages and working farms and a compact, close-knit community typical of north-west Devon.

The place-name reflects its medieval origins as a spot where sheep were washed before market, and the parish shows traces of long-settled rural life in its farm buildings and village features. Agriculture still underpins the local economy, supplemented by small-scale diversification and interest in low-key rural tourism and walking, while its understated historic charm offers easy access to the wider Devon countryside and the North Devon coast and moorland.

Postcode districts covering Sheepwash

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Example postcodes in Sheepwash

EX21 5NL, EX21 5ND, EX21 5PD, EX21 5NH, EX21 5NJ, EX21 5ED, EX21 5NN, EX21 5LZ, EX21 5NE … See all

Transport links

  • Exeter International Airport 33.5 miles
  • Newquay Cornwall Airport 46 miles
  • Okehampton Railway Station 10.6 miles
  • Sampford Courtenay Railway Station 10.6 miles

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Local points of interest

  • Brightley Priory Historic site 9.6 miles
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 16.4 miles
  • Brownsham Wood Historic site 16.7 miles
  • Braunton Burrows Hill 17.1 miles
  • Bude Haven Harbour 17.7 miles
  • Saunton Sands Beach 17.9 miles
  • Millook Haven Harbour 18.9 miles