Westleigh, North Devon

Westleigh
St.Peter's church
Westleigh Location within Devon
District	North Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bideford
Postcode district	EX39
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Devon
List of places UK England Devon 51°02′N4°11′W / 51.03°N 4.18°W / 51.03; -4.18

Westleigh is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district, in the English County of Devon.

St Peter's Church in Westleigh was used for the church scene in the 1970s British horror film The Shout and local villagers were used as extras both in the church service scene and in the surrounding street scenes.

Tapeley Park, a country house, is located within the parish. ^[1] The village overlooks the Taw and Torridge Estuary. ^[2]

To the South of Westleigh is the hamlet of Southcott.

References

1. "Tapeley Park". Christie Devon Estates. Christie Devon Estates. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
2. "Devon Discovering Devon - Home Town - Westleigh". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

External links

Media related to Westleigh at Wikimedia Commons