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Whitford, Devon

Whitford is a village near Axminster in East Devon.

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Whitford
Location within Devon
OS grid referenceSY259956
Shire county
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CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAXMINSTER
Postcode districtEX13
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

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,1 a village hall, and some attractive thatched cottages and is within the East Devon AONB.

References

References

  1. "St Mary at the Cross - Whitford". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
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History of Whitford