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Clyst Honiton (or Honiton Clyst) is an English village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
five miles from
Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
in the
East Devon
East Devon is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Devon, England. Its council has been based in Honiton since February 2019, and the largest town is Exmouth (with a population of 34,432 at the time of the 2011 census).
...
district, in the county of
Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...
. The church is St Michael and All Angels.
Exeter International Airport
Exeter Airport , formerly ''Exeter International Airport'', is an international airport located at Clyst Honiton in East Devon, close to the city of Exeter and within the county of Devon, South West England. Exeter has a CAA Public Use Aerodr ...
which opened in 1938 is located on the outskirts of the village.
The village was originally on the main
A30 road from Exeter to Honiton but was
bypassed in the 1990s. Another bypass to the east of the village linking the A30 to the new developments around
Cranbrook opened in October 2013.
The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of
Broad Clyst
Broadclyst is a village and civil parish in the East Devon local government district. It lies approximately 5 miles northeast of the city of Exeter, Devon, England, on the B3181. In 2001 its population was 2,830, reducing at the 2011 Census to ...
,
Rockbeare
Rockbeare is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of the county of Devon, England, located near Exeter Airport and the city of Exeter. "Whilst the name has nothing to do with either 'rocks' nor 'bears', it simply means 'rooks in t ...
,
Aylesbeare
Aylesbeare is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, east of Exeter. According to the 2001 census the parish, which includes the hamlet of Nutwalls, had a population of 527. Known for the Site of Special Scienti ...
,
Farringdon and
Sowton
Sowton is a village and civil parish east of Exeter in East Devon, England. It has a population of 639.
Its parish council merged with that of nearby Clyst St Mary in 1976 to form Bishop's Clyst.
St Michael's church was rebuilt in 1844–4 ...
. In 2001 its population was 295.
The village is mentioned in the
Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born 3 March 1953) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano, and bass guitar. After leading the Soft Boys in the late 1970s and releasing the ...
song "
Goodnight I Say".
References
External links
Villages in Devon
Civil parishes in Devon
East Devon District
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