Bickington

For the village near Barnstaple, Devon, see Bickington, Fremington.
Not to be confused with High Bickington or Abbots Bickington.

Bickington
Bickington Methodist church
Bickington is located in Devon
Bickington
Bickington
Location within Devon
Population311 (2001 census)
Civil parish
  • Bickington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°32′N 3°42′W / 50.533°N 3.700°W / 50.533; -3.700

Bickington is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England, on the east edge of the Dartmoor National Park. At the 2001 census it had a population of 311. The village is about five miles west of Newton Abbot, on the River Lemon. The church is 15th century; its lychgate has a room over it.

Map
Church and lychgate, Bickington

Amenities

  • Church of St Mary the Virgin (Church of England – Grade I listed)
  • Village Hall
  • Public House (Dartmoor Half Way Inn)
  • Camp site
  • Common land (Ramshorn Down)
  • Farm shop (Granny Pat's)
  • Picnic area

In media

The village appeared on the BBC's Countryfile programme in November 2017, where its apparent decline was the subject of the feature. Local media[1] expanded on the BBC feature.

A book about Bickington, The Book of Bickington, was published in 2000.[2]

References

  1. ^ Sheaves, Becky (18 November 2017). "Devon Live article - Devon village a shadow of its form self". Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. ^ Hands, Stuart (2000). The book of Bickington. Halsgrove. ISBN 1-84114-055-4.

Media related to Bickington at Wikimedia Commons