Coryton, Devon

For other places with the same name, see Coryton.

Coryton
St Andrew's church, Coryton
Coryton Location within Devon
OS grid reference	SX456835
District	West Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OKEHAMPTON
Postcode district	EX20
Dialling code	01822
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Torridge and West Devon
List of places UK England Devon 50°37′49″N4°10′59″W / 50.6302°N 4.1831°W / 50.6302; -4.1831

Coryton is a hamlet and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England, to the north west of Tavistock.

Coryton is in the valley of the River Lyd. It has a church and a former mill. There was formerly a railway station on the Launceston and South Devon Railway (later part of the GWR), closed in 1962.

Coryton House is a former rectory built in 1836. It is a Grade II listed building. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Coryton House". Historic England . Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. Listed building 1104805

Notable residents

• Sir Kenneth Grange, industrial designer, and his wife lived near Coryton in a barn conversion designed by Grange himself. ^[1]

External links

Media related to Coryton, Devon at Wikimedia Commons

1. MacCarthy, Fiona (26 July 2024). "Sir Kenneth Grange obituary". The Guardian . Retrieved 18 August 2024.