Bishopsteignton

infobox UK place
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static_image_caption=Bishopsteignton in 2006.
country= England
official_name= Bishopsteignton
latitude=
longitude=
population= 2,423 (2001 Census)
shire_county= Devon
shire_district= Teignbridge
region= South West England
constituency_westminster=Teignbridge
post_town=
postcode_district= TQ14
postcode_area= TQ
dial_code= 01626
os_grid_reference= SX911735

Bishopsteignton (pronEng|ˌbɪʃəpˈsteɪntənFact|date=April 2008) is a village in South Devon, England between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth, close to the River Teign Estuary. The village is on a steep hill, and has a post office, small pharmacy and a small, family-run supermarket. The village school has about 150 pupils.

The village has three churches - one gospel hall (Plymouth Brethren), one Methodist and one Anglican - St John The Baptist, with a fine Norman doorway which survived Victorian restoration. Among the tombstones are some who were victims of plague, and above the churchyard are the remains of a 14th century sanctuary chapel built by John Grandisson, Bishop of Exeter to provide a refuge for felons who had accepted life banishment, as they travelled from Exeter to sail from Teignmouth.Cite book
last = Harris
first = Helen
title = A Handbook of Devon Parishes
publisher = Halsgrove
location = Tiverton
date = 2004
pages = 22
isbn = 1-84114-314-6]

The village has three pubs: The Ring of Bells, The Cockhaven Manor and the Bishop John De Grandisson. It also has a local brewery (Red Rock) and a vineyard (Old Walls).

There is a small beach on the estuary, known locally as The River Beach or Red Rock. It is reached via a footpath from the village that crosses the main Teignmouth to Newton Abbot road and the railway, and goes down some steep steps - Luxton Steps. This ancient footpath leads to the point where villagers could ford the river at low tide to reach Coombe Cellars.

Half a mile away, overlooking the town, is the Bishop's Palace, now a ruin (hence the local name of "the old walls"), that was built in the 13th century by Walter de Bronescombe, and expanded later by Grandisson.

References

External links

* [http://www.devonmuseums.net/component/option,com_mumancontent/task,view/sectionid,27/catid,221// Bishopsteignton Museum of Village Life]
* [http://www.redrockbrewery.co.uk/index.htm Red Rock Brewery]