Northleigh
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Village in Devon, England
This article is about the village in East Devon. For other uses, see Northleigh (disambiguation).
Human settlement in England
Northleigh | |
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St Giles' church | |
Location within Devon | |
OS grid reference | SY19589601 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | COLYTON |
Postcode district | EX24 |
Dialling code | 01404 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
50°45′29″N 3°08′31″W / 50.758°N 3.142°W / 50.758; -3.142 |
Northleigh is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England. Its nearest town is Colyton, which lies approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east from the village.
The church of St Giles was built in the Perpendicular style and has a western tower. Features of interest are the plain Norman south doorway, two screens – one to the chancel and one to the north chancel chapel – and the Jacobean pulpit.[1] It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Pevsner, N. (1952) South Devon. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 215
- ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST GILES (1333285)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
External links
[edit]Media related to Northleigh at Wikimedia Commons