Winkleigh is a compact, largely rural ward in the Torridge district of Devon, set among rolling farmland, hedgerows and small wooded copses. The village centre has the amenities you expect in a Devon market community - a primary school, village hall, a couple of shops and a pub - and lives on a mix of agriculture, local trades and small businesses that serve the surrounding countryside.
Locally notable is the reuse of a former wartime airfield area for light industry and storage, which has helped diversify the economy beyond farming. There’s a strong community calendar of agricultural shows, fetes and clubs, and the area’s quiet lanes and countryside make it popular with walkers and people seeking a rural lifestyle while still being within reach of larger towns in the county.
Postcode districts covering Winkleigh
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 22 miles
- Barnstaple 14.8 miles
- Bideford 14.8 miles
- Tiverton 21.1 miles
- Tavistock 24.3 miles
- Ilfracombe 23.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Winkleigh Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Ashreigney Parish 2.4 miles
- Wembworthy Parish 2.6 miles
- Broadwoodkelly Parish 2.7 miles
- Brushford Parish 3.1 miles
- Dowland Parish 3.3 miles
- Iddesleigh Parish 3.5 miles
- Dolton Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Eggesford Parish 3.6 miles
- Monkokehampton Parish 4.1 miles
- Bondleigh Parish 4.2 miles
- Burrington Parish 4.5 miles
Example postcodes in Winkleigh
EX18 7NQ, EX18 7PL, EX18 7LH, EX19 8JX, EX19 8HD, EX19 8HZ, EX18 7BB, EX18 7NB, EX19 8BZ … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 25.5 miles
- Cardiff Airport 44.7 miles
- Eggesford Railway Station 3.5 miles
- King's Nympton Railway Station 4.6 miles
Hotels near Winkleigh Ad
- The George Inn 6.4 miles
- Fox & Hounds Country Hotel 3 3.5 miles
- Rams Head Inn 4 3.6 miles
- Duke of York 3.8 miles
- The Mole Resort - Hotel rooms 4 6.5 miles
- Northcote Manor 3 5.1 miles
- The Fountain Inn 9.7 miles
- Cosy Devon Retreat Woodland Views 9 miles
- East Hillerton House 4 9.7 miles
Schools in Winkleigh
- Winkleigh Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brightley Priory Historic site 8.2 miles
- Raddon Hills Hill 17.4 miles
- Braunton Burrows Hill 18.5 miles
- Saunton Sands Beach 19.5 miles