Digby, Devon

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Digby
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South Grange, the former Digby Hospital building
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Digby
Location within Devon
OS grid reference SX9591
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town EXETER
Postcode district EX2
Dialling code 01392
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50°42′42″N3°28′40″W / 50.711667°N 3.477778°W / 50.711667; -3.477778

Digby was a hamlet on the eastern edge of the city of Exeter in Devon, England, located by Clyst Heath.

Between 1886 and 1987 it was the location of Exeter Lunatic Asylum, later known as Digby Hospital. [1] Today it is mainly an area of housing, out-of-town retail and light industrial developments on the outskirts of the city with new developments of a McDonald’s on the edge of the Tesco supermarket served by a frequent bus services on areas of Digby which mainly transports people into the city centre but also has Digby and Sowton railway station which has a high importance to the people living in Digby.

References

  1. Cracknell, Pete. "County Asylums". countyasylums.com. Retrieved 18 October 2008.