Buckerell

Buckerell
The Deer Park Country House, near Buckerell.
Buckerell Location within Devon
Population	270
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Honiton
Postcode district	EX14
Dialling code	01404
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Honiton and Sidmouth
List of places UK England Devon 50°47′52″N3°14′51″W / 50.7977°N 3.2476°W / 50.7977; -3.2476

Buckerell is a small village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England. The village is about 2.5 miles west of the nearest town, Honiton. In the 2001 census a population of 270 was recorded for the parish, which is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Awliscombe, Honiton, Gittisham, Feniton and Payhembury. ^[1]

History

The Church of St Mary and St Giles dates from the 13th or 14th century and has been designates as a Grade II* listed building. ^[2] There is a richly-carved Chancel screen. ^[3] There is a statue of Britannia by John Bacon, in memory of Admiral Samuel Graves and his wife. ^{[2] [4]}

References

1. "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
2. Historic England. "Church of St Mary & St Giles (1333760)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 August 2020.
3. "Buckerell". Devon County Council. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
4. "Church". Buckerell Parish Council. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

External links

• Buckerell community page
• Buckerell at GENUKI