Cadeleigh
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Cadeleigh is a small village in the county of Devon
in England
. It sits in the hills above the valley of the River Exe
and is about 15km (9 miles) north of Exeter
and 6km (4 miles) southwest of Tiverton.
The village has a church that is dedicated to St. Bartholomew and dates from the early part of the 15th century, although this is probably a rebuilding of a much older 12th century church.
There is a single public house in Cadeleigh, which is called the Cadeleigh Arms.
Between 1885 and 1963 Cadeleigh also had a railway station
, although it was actually located much closer to the nearby village of Bickleigh
(in fact, the railway station was named "Cadeleigh and Bickleigh" before 1906).
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It sits in the hills above the valley of the River Exe
River Exe
The River Exe in England rises near the village of Simonsbath, on Exmoor in Somerset, near the Bristol Channel coast, but flows more or less directly due south, so that most of its length lies in Devon. It reaches the sea at a substantial ria, the Exe Estuary, on the south coast of Devon...
and is about 15km (9 miles) north of Exeter
Exeter
Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
and 6km (4 miles) southwest of Tiverton.
The village has a church that is dedicated to St. Bartholomew and dates from the early part of the 15th century, although this is probably a rebuilding of a much older 12th century church.
There is a single public house in Cadeleigh, which is called the Cadeleigh Arms.
Between 1885 and 1963 Cadeleigh also had a railway station
Cadeleigh railway station
Cadeleigh railway station was in Devon on the Exe Valley Railway from Exeter St Davids to Dulverton. It opened in 1885 on the section from Stoke Canon to Tiverton as Cadeleigh and Bickleigh but was renamed in 1906...
, although it was actually located much closer to the nearby village of Bickleigh
Bickleigh, Mid Devon
Bickleigh is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, about four miles south of Tiverton. It is in the former hundred of Hayridge. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 239...
(in fact, the railway station was named "Cadeleigh and Bickleigh" before 1906).
External links
- The Cadeleigh Arms http://www.thecadeleigharms.co.uk