Whitford, Devon Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Whitford
Coordinates:50.7559°N -3.0521°W
Shire County:Devon
Region:South West England
Post Town:AXMINSTER
Postcode District:EX13
Postcode Area:EX
Constituency Westminster:Honiton and Sidmouth
Os Grid Reference:SY259956

Whitford is a village near Axminster in East Devon.

It is situated on the western bank of the River Axe, which is crossed via a small bridge with a weir under it on a lane that joins the A358 road at Musbury. The West of England Main Line runs through a cutting close to the village, which is four miles north of the Jurassic Coast at Seaton.

The village has a church, St Mary at the Cross, a village hall, and some attractive thatched cottages and is within the East Devon AONB.

External links

History of Whitford in Devon at http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21221