Yarnscombe is a small village and civil parish in the district of Torridge in north Devon, England, set among rolling farmland and hedgerow-lined lanes typical of the area. The settlement is made up of scattered stone cottages and farmsteads with a historic parish church and a few listed buildings; the surrounding countryside is used largely for mixed agriculture and provides pleasant walking country rather than dramatic tourist infrastructure.
Locally the community is small and close-knit, with village events and a hall often at the heart of social life; economically it relies on farming, local trades and commuters travelling to nearby towns such as Bideford and Barnstaple. Its quiet rural character, traditional architecture and proximity to North Devon’s coast and valleys make it representative of the quieter, agricultural side of the county.
Postcode districts covering Yarnscombe
Most populated places nearby
- Barnstaple 5.9 miles
- Bideford 6.3 miles
- Ilfracombe 14.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Alverdiscott Parish 2.4 miles
- Huntshaw Parish 2.6 miles
- Atherington Parish 2.6 miles
- St. Giles in the Wood Parish 2.8 miles
- Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey Parish 2.9 miles
- Tawstock Parish 3.4 miles
- High Bickington Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Two Rivers & Three Moors Ward 3.8 miles
- Roborough Parish 4 miles
- Great Torrington Built-up area 4.2 miles
- Bishop's Tawton Built-up area 4.3 miles
- Weare Giffard Parish 4.5 miles
Example postcodes in Yarnscombe
EX31 3LJ, EX31 3NG, EX31 3LX, EX31 3LS, EX37 9EF, EX31 3HP, EX31 3LW, EX31 3LY, EX31 3NF … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 33.7 miles
- Cardiff Airport 42 miles
- Chapelton Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Umberleigh Railway Station 3.8 miles
Hotels near Yarnscombe Ad
- Hunters Lodge 2.5 miles
- The Park Hotel 4 5.7 miles
- Northcote Manor 3 5.9 miles
- The Commodore Hotel 3 6.4 miles
- The Barnstaple Hotel 3 6.4 miles
- The Imperial Hotel 4 5.8 miles
- The Royal & Fortescue 3 5.9 miles
- Seagate 6.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Braunton Burrows Hill 9 miles
- Saunton Sands Beach 10 miles
- Putsborough Beach Beach 12.5 miles
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 15.6 miles
- Brownsham Wood Historic site 16.3 miles
- Brightley Priory Historic site 16.6 miles