Sampford Courtenay is a village and civil parish in West Devon

West Devon

West Devon is a local government district and borough in Devon, England. Towns in the district include Chagford, Okehampton, Princetown, and Tavistock, where the council is based....

 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...

, most famous for being the place where the Western Rebellion, otherwise known as the Prayerbook rebellion, first started, and where the rebels made their final stand. It has a population of 509.

The Church of St Andrew is mainly built of granite and has an elegant tower.

It was served by the nearby Sampford Courtenay railway station

Sampford Courtenay railway station

Sampford Courtenay railway station is a railway station at Belstone Corner serving the nearby village of Sampford Courtenay in Devon.- History :...

 at Belstone Corner

Belstone Corner

Belstone Corner is a hamlet in West Devon in the English county of Devon, part of the civil parish of Sampford Courtenay.The Sampford Courtenay railway station, on the Exeter to Okehampton line, is at Belstone Corner and originally bore this name....

. This station still operates as a halt on the Dartmoor Railway

Dartmoor Railway

The Dartmoor Railway is a long railway line in Devon, England. From Crediton the line parallels the Tarka Line to the site of the former Coleford Junction. Heading west it then serves Sampford Courtenay, Okehampton and Meldon Quarry. The route is owned from Coleford to Meldon by Aggregate...

summer weekend service between Okehampton and Exeter.