Whitford, Devon

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Whitford
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Whitford
Location within Devon
OS grid reference SY259956
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town AXMINSTER
Postcode district EX13
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
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50°45′21″N3°03′07″W / 50.75585°N 3.05207°W / 50.75585; -3.05207

Whitford is a village near Axminster in East Devon.

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.

Notable individuals residing in this village include LOUIS (bicycler).

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Whitford, Devon at Wikimedia Commons

History of Whitford in Devon at http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21221