Winkleigh

Built-up area in Torridge, Devon, England

Coordinates:50.859, -3.954
OS grid ref:SS 62 08
Population:1,305
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Winkleigh is a small village and civil parish in the district of Torridge, in rural Devon, England. Set on gently rolling farmland, it feels distinctly rural but is well connected for a village of its size, with broad views across hedged fields and a compact centre of traditional stone cottages and a parish church.

The community is active with local clubs, a primary school, pubs and small businesses supporting an economy still rooted in agriculture alongside light industry and services; part of the parish occupies the site of the former Winkleigh Airfield, a Second World War installation whose layout has influenced later commercial use. Social life tends to revolve around village events, markets and the close-knit networks typical of Devon rural communities.

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Example postcodes in Winkleigh

EX19 8JX, EX19 8BZ, EX19 8UA, EX19 8JA, EX19 8BY, EX19 8EZ, EX19 8HP, EX19 8HU, EX19 8HL … See all

Transport links

  • Exeter International Airport 25.1 miles
  • Cardiff Airport 45.6 miles
  • Eggesford Railway Station 4 miles
  • King's Nympton Railway Station 5.8 miles

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Schools in Winkleigh

  • Winkleigh Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Brightley Priory Historic site 7.1 miles
  • Raddon Hills Hill 17.2 miles
  • Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 19 miles
  • Braunton Burrows Hill 19.5 miles