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Whitford is a village near Axminster in East Devon.

Whitford
Whitford Location within Devon
OS grid reference	SY259956
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	AXMINSTER
Postcode district	EX13
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Tiverton and Honiton
List of places UK England Devon 50.75585°N 3.05207°W / 50.75585; -3.05207

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

External links

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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