Winkleigh is a village and civil parish set on high ground in the district of Torridge, in north Devon, England. It acts as a small rural centre for surrounding farms, combining traditional agriculture with some light industry and local services; the A30 trunk road is within easy reach, giving reasonably quick links to larger towns and centres.
The community is centred on a historic parish church, a village hall, a primary school, pubs and small shops, and an active programme of fetes, clubs and markets that keep village life lively. The locality is also notable for the site of a former Second World War airfield close by, now largely repurposed for light industrial use and occasional events, and for the hedgerow-rich lanes and countryside that make it popular with walkers and riders.
Postcode districts covering Winkleigh
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 21 miles33.8 km
- Barnstaple 16 miles25.7 km
- Bideford 15.9 miles25.7 km
- Tiverton 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Tavistock 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Ilfracombe 24.8 miles40 km
Neighbouring places
- Winkleigh Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Broadwoodkelly Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Brushford Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Wembworthy Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Bondleigh Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Eggesford Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Ashreigney Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Iddesleigh Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Monkokehampton Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Coldridge Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Dowland Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Dolton Built-up area 4.5 miles7.2 km
Example postcodes in Winkleigh
EX19 8BX, EX19 8JH, EX18 7RQ, EX19 8HR, EX19 8HY, EX19 8EU, EX19 8DP, EX20 2AS, EX18 7SW … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Cardiff Airport 45.2 miles72.7 km
- Eggesford Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
- King's Nympton Railway Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
Hotels near Winkleigh Ad
- Fox & Hounds Country Hotel 3 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Northcote Manor 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Half Moon Inn 9.3 miles15 km
- The Tors 9.4 miles15.2 km
- The Mole Resort - Hotel Rooms 7.5 miles12 km
Schools in Winkleigh
- Winkleigh Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brightley Priory Historic site 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Raddon Hills Hill 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Braunton Burrows Hill 19.7 miles31.7 km
- University of Exeter University 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Stoke Woods Forest 19.8 miles31.9 km