Bickleigh

Bickleigh

There are two settlements in Devon with the name Bickleigh:

* Bickleigh, Mid Devon — a village near Tiverton
* Bickleigh, South Hams — a village near Plymouth


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bickleigh Castle — is a fortified manor house that stands on the banks of the River Exe at Bickleigh in Devon, England (gbmapping|SS937068).Once considerably larger, Bickleigh now comprises a group of buildings from various periods. A Norman motte castle of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Bickleigh, Mid Devon — Bickleigh is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, about four miles south of Tiverton. It is in the former hundred of Hayridge. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 239.The village lies in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Bickleigh, South Hams — Bickleigh is a small village on the southern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It has a population of roughly 50 people. It is in the South Hams district, and is about seven miles north of Plymouth city centre.In the village is a 500 year old… …   Wikipedia

  • South Devon and Tavistock Railway — Cann Viaduct The South Devon and Tavistock Railway was a broad gauge railway linking Plymouth with Tavistock in Devon, England. It opened in 1859, was extended by the Launceston and South Devon Railway to Launceston, Cornwall …   Wikipedia

  • Edna Walling — (1895 ndash; 8 August 1973) was one of Australia s most influential landscape designers.Walling grew up in the village of Bickleigh in Devon, England. When she was 14 years old she emigrated to New Zealand and three years later moved with her… …   Wikipedia

  • List of railway bridges and viaducts in the United Kingdom — This is a list of viaducts and significant bridges of the United Kingdom s railways, past and present.A* Angarrack Viaduct, near Hayle, Cornwall * Albert Edward Bridge, at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire * Appleford Railway Bridge, River Thames,… …   Wikipedia

  • Nicholas Slanning — Sir Nicholas Slanning (1 September 1606 – July/August 1643)[1] was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He was a Royalist army officer active in the West of England, during the English Civil War.… …   Wikipedia

  • Cadeleigh railway station — was in Devon on the Exe Valley Railway from Exeter St Davids to Dulverton. It opened in 1885 on the section from Stoke Canon to Tiverton as Cadeleigh and Bickleigh but was renamed in 1906. Although Bickleigh is both a bigger village and nearer to …   Wikipedia

  • Bampfylde Moore Carew — (1693 – 1759), was an English rogue, vagabond and imposter, who claimed to be King of the Beggars. He was the son of Reverend Theodore Carew, rector of Bickleigh. The Carews were a well established Devonshire family. Although they had a… …   Wikipedia

  • Malice Aforethought (TV) — For the legal concept, see Malice aforethought. For the novel, see Malice Aforethought. Malice Aforethought DVD Cover Format Drama …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”