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Harpford is a small village in East Devon, England. It lies on the east side of the River Otter, less than 1 mile north east of the larger village of Newton Poppleford.

Harpford
St Gregory's church, Harpford
Harpford Location within Devon
OS grid reference	SY091902
Civil parish	Newton Poppleford and Harpford
District	East Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Sidmouth
Postcode district	EX10
Dialling code	01395
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	East Devon
List of places UK England Devon 50.705°N 3.289°W / 50.705; -3.289

Harpford was an ancient parish. The parish was a strip parish, which included Harpford Hill and Harpford Common some 1.5 miles west of the village, and another area of Harpford Common 1.5 miles east of the village.[1] Harpford became a civil parish in 1866, and in 1935 the parish was enlarged by the addition of the more populous parish of Newton Poppleford and the smaller parish of Venn Ottery. In 1968 the parish was renamed Newton Poppleford and Harpford.[2]

St Gregory's Church was mentioned in 1205,[3] although the earliest part of the fabric of the present church is dated to the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[4]

The East Devon Way path passes through the village, and through Harpford Woods east of the village.

References

External links

Media related to Harpford at Wikimedia Commons

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