Luton, Teignbridge Explained

Luton, Teignbridge should not be confused with Lutton (disambiguation).

Country:England
Static Image Name:Luton_in_Devon_-_geograph.org.uk_-_723531.jpg
Static Image Caption:Luton
Coordinates:50.5814°N -3.5521°W
Official Name:Luton
Region:South West England
Civil Parish:Bishopsteignton
Shire District:Teignbridge
Lieutenancy England:Devon
Constituency Westminster:Teignbridge
Post Town:TORQUAY
Postcode District:TQ13
Postcode Area:TQ
Dial Code:01626

Luton is a village in Devon, England, within Teignbridge local authority area. Historically Luton formed part of Ashcombe Hundred.[1]

The village is in the parish of Bishopsteignton, but has a chapel of ease, dedicated to St John the Evangelist, built in the 19th century. The village is within Kenn Deanery for ecclesiastical purposes.

The chapel is a Grade II listed building, as are the lych gate and a tomb in the churchyard. Other listed buildings in the village include the Old Mill, a former watermill inoperative since the 1880s and now a private house, and Ivy Cottage, a 17th- or 18th-century thatched cottage.

The village contains a public house, the Elizabethan Inn.[2]

References

  1. http://www.devon.gov.uk/etched?url=etched/ixbin/hixclient.exe&_IXP_=1&_IXR=110581 Devon Libraries information
  2. Web site: Home Page . Elizabethan Inn . 31 May 2020.