Atherington, Devon

Atherington, Devon

Atherington is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England, about 8 miles south of Barnstaple. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 391.

The church has a screen and gallery dating back 400 years, as well as a roodloft stairway of the same age. In the loft are Elizabethan heraldic panels.

There is also a fifteenth century screen across the chancel, and a font of the same period. The benches have elaborate carved ends, and there is some very old stained glass.

Rail Transport

Umberleigh railway station is located in the nearby village of Umberleigh which is a couple of miles away.


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