Drewsteignton
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Drewsteignton is a village, civil parish and former manor within the administrative area of West Devon, England, also lying within the Dartmoor National Park. It is located in the valley of the River Teign, west of Exeter and south east of Okehampton. Visitor attractions in the area include the village centre itself, nearby Castle Drogo, and Fingle Bridge. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 1,616.
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Place details
- Locality
- West Devon
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Drewsteignton
- UK place.static_image
- Drewsteignton_square_in_May_2019.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Square of Drewsteignton in May 2019, showing the Drewe Arms and Holy Trinity Church
- UK place.population
- 818
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Drewsteignton
- UK place.shire_district
- West Devon
- UK place.shire_county
- Devon
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Central Devon
- UK place.post_town
- EXETER
- UK place.postcode_area
- EX
- UK place.postcode_district
- EX6
- UK place.dial_code
- 01647
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SX736908
- UK place.website
- http://www.drewsteigntonparish.co.uk/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 805
- Official website
- www.drewsteigntonparish.co.uk
- Image
- Village square, Drewsteignton - geograph.org.uk - 1502632.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01647
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- Commons category
- Drewsteignton
- postal code
- EX6
- OS grid reference
- SX736908
- P8168
- Simon Reynolds
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Drewsteignton is a village, civil parish and former manor within the administrative area of West Devon, England, also lying within the Dartmoor National Park. It is located in the valley of the River Teign, west of Exeter and south east of Okehampton. Visitor attractions in the area include the village centre itself, nearby Castle Drogo, and Fingle Bridge. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 1,616.
==History== Settlement in the area dates back to the Neolithic period. Spinsters' Rock at Shilston, within the parish, is a Neolithic chambered tomb dating from around 3000 BC, and there are stone circles of similar date in the area. Later, an Iron Age hill fort, now known as Prestonbury Castle, was developed on the end of a prominent ridge.
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