Newton St Cyres

Coordinates: 50°46′05″N 3°35′31″W / 50.768°N 3.592°W / 50.768; -3.592

Newton St Cyres
Newton St Cyres
Newton St Cyres  Newton St Cyres shown within Devon
Population	867 (2001)
OS grid reference	SX8897
Parish	Newton St Cyres
District	Mid Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EXETER
Postcode district	EX5
Dialling code	01392
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Tiverton and Honiton
List of places: UK • England • Devon

Newton St Cyres is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon in the English county of Devon, located between Crediton and Exeter. It has a population of 867.^[1] Almost destroyed by fire in the early 1960s,^{[citation needed]} its main interest is the Parish Church dedicated to the martyr Saint Cyres: it was built in the 15th century. There is a railway station here, Newton St Cyres railway station, which is on the Exeter to Barnstaple line.

Newton St Cyres is home to two public houses, the Crown and Sceptre and the Beer Engine and traditional cheeses can be bought from the Quickes Farm shop. The village also has a recreation ground with 2 football pitches, a cricket pitch and 2 tennis courts.^[2]

References

1. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Mid Devon Retrieved 27 January 2010
2. ^ http://www.middevon.gov.uk/newtonstcyres/index.cfm?articleid=4054

External links

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