Whitford, Devon

Whitford is a village near Axminster in East Devon.

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

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

Media related to Whitford, Devon at Wikimedia Commons

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


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