Articles of interest in Great Torrington
Meeth is a small village roughly 13.5 km (8.4 mi) north-northwest of Okehampton and 40.7 km (25.3 mi) west-northwest of Exeter. It lies to the west of the River Torridge. In the past, clay mines were a major source of employment in the village, lyin…
Opened in 1925, Meeth Halt was a small railway station on the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway, a private line until it became part of the Southern Region of British Railways in 1948. The line was built in part over narrow gauge line …
Knowle is a village near Braunton located on the road between Ilfracombe and Barnstaple in North Devon, near to the Iron Age fortification of Knowle Hill Castle.
Jacobstowe is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon in England.
Holsworthy was a railway station in Devon, England, on the now-closed railway line from Okehampton to Bude.
Hatherleigh Railway Station was a station on the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway between Torrington and Halwill Junction, serving the town of Hatherleigh. Hatherleigh was the largest place with a station on the line, though the town …
Halwill is a village in Devon, England just off the A3079 Okehampton to Holsworthy road.
Fremington Army Camp was a military camp in the village of Fremington, Devon, England, which was used as a base to train the United States Army Air Corps.
East Devon College (sometimes shortened to EDC) was a further education college situated in Tiverton, Devon, England. The college operated on four sites; the main campus being located in Tiverton, with three additional sites being located in Honiton…
Cookbury is a village and civil parish in the local government district of Torridge, Devon, England. The parish, which lies about five miles east of the town of Holsworthy, is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Thornbury, Bradfor…
Bulkworthy is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, about 9 miles southwest of Great Torrington, and on the River Torridge.
The Braunton Canal is a cut made to straighten the course of the upper section of the River Caen, known as Braunton Pill, and to provide a new quay for the village of Braunton in North Devon, England.
Bradford is a village and civil parish in the local government district of Torridge, Devon, England. The parish, which lies about six miles east of the town of Holsworthy has part of its eastern boundary formed by the River Torridge, and it is surro…
Barnstaple Quay was an intermediate station on the L&SWR line to Ilfracombe in Devon, England. The station opened in 1854, and located on the north bank of the River Taw close to the centre of Barnstaple, was renamed Barnstaple Town in 1886. With th…
Appledore railway station was a railway station in North Devon, situated close to the village of Appledore, a community lying on the peninsula formed by the sea (Barnstaple Bay), the River Torridge, and the River Taw.
Alverdiscott (Pronounced Alscott) is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, about seven miles south of Barnstaple. The parish had a population of 281 according to the 2001 census. The church has a Norman font and doorway. It a…
The Yelland Stone Row is a double row of stones next to the River Taw near the village of Yelland, in Devon, England.
The Rock Pool at Westward Ho!, Bideford, Devon is a sea-water tidal swimming pool.
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