Sampford Courtenay
Parish in West Devon, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 50.776, -3.948 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 62 99 |
| Dialling code: | 01837 (Okehampton) |
Sampford Courtenay is a small village and civil parish in West Devon, Devon, England, sitting on the western fringe of Dartmoor and a few miles from Okehampton. It is a broadly rural community of farms, stone cottages, a village hall and pub, popular with walkers and people seeking easy access to the moor for outdoor activities.
The village is best known historically as the flashpoint of the 1549 Prayer Book Rebellion, when locals resisted the introduction of the new English liturgy, and it still retains a medieval parish church and a strong sense of local history. Economically and socially it remains centred on agriculture and tourism, with an active community calendar and the quieter rhythms of country life.
Postcode districts covering Sampford Courtenay
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 19.3 miles
- Newton Abbot 22.6 miles
- Barnstaple 21.5 miles
- Bideford 20.2 miles
- Tiverton 22.5 miles
- Teignmouth 24.9 miles
- Tavistock 18.1 miles
- Kingsteignton 21.9 miles
- Dawlish 24.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Exbourne Parish 2.3 miles
- North Tawton Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Sticklepath Parish 2.9 miles
- Okehampton Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Belstone Parish 3.3 miles
- Jacobstowe Parish 3.4 miles
- South Tawton Parish 3.5 miles
- Bondleigh Parish 3.6 miles
- Okehampton North Ward 3.8 miles
- South Zeal Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Inwardleigh Parish 4.3 miles
- Okehampton Hamlets Parish 4.4 miles
Example postcodes in Sampford Courtenay
EX20 2SG, EX20 2SZ, EX20 1SG, EX20 2RT, EX20 2SQ, EX20 2TA, EX20 1SD, EX20 2SP, EX20 2TQ … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 23.5 miles
- Cardiff Airport 50.2 miles
- Sampford Courtenay Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Okehampton Railway Station 3.7 miles
Hotels near Sampford Courtenay Ad
- The Fountain Inn 3.5 miles
- The George Inn 6.3 miles
- Travelodge Okehampton Whiddon Down 3 5.7 miles
- The Globe Inn Chagford 4 8.6 miles
- East Hillerton House 4 6.1 miles
- Travelodge Okehampton Sourton Cross 3 6.8 miles
- Duke of York 6.7 miles
- Mill End Hotel 4 8.1 miles
- Bearslake Inn 8.9 miles
- Gidleigh Park- A Relais & Chateaux Hotel 5 7.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Brightley Priory Historic site 2.1 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.3 miles
- Raddon Hills Hill 17 miles
- University of Exeter University 18.3 miles
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Museum 18.5 miles
- Stoke Woods Forest 18.8 miles
- St James Park Stadium 18.9 miles
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 19.4 miles