Harpford is a small village in
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).
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, England. It lies on the east side of the
River Otter, less than 1 mile north east of the larger village of
Newton Poppleford
Newton Poppleford is a large village and former civil parish situated on the A3052 road between Exeter and Sidmouth on the west side of the River Otter, now in the parish of Newton Poppleford and Harpford in East Devon, England, within the Eas ...
.
Harpford was an ancient parish. The parish was a
strip parish
A strip parish is a parish with a narrow, elongated shape, typically formed during the Anglo-Saxon and early medieval period. The shape is influenced by landscape, political and economic factors. Evidence of such parishes can be found throughout E ...
, which included Harpford Hill and Harpford Common some 1.5 miles west of the village, and another area of Harpford Common 1.5 miles east of the village. Harpford became a civil parish in 1866, and in 1935 the parish was enlarged by the addition of the more populous parish of Newton Poppleford and the smaller parish of
Venn Ottery
Venn Ottery, historically also spelt Fen Ottery, is a small village in East Devon, England. It lies 1 mile north of the larger village of Newton Poppleford. In 1931 the parish had a population of 66.
Venn Ottery was an ancient parish. St Greg ...
. In 1968 the parish was renamed Newton Poppleford and Harpford.
St Gregory's Church was mentioned in 1205, although the earliest part of the fabric of the present church is dated to the 14th century. It is a
Grade II* listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
.
The
East Devon Way
The East Devon Way is a long-distance footpath in England. It runs for between Exmouth in East Devon and Lyme Regis in Dorset.
Landscapes seen on the path include estuary, high open commons, woodlands and river valleys. The route includes so ...
path passes through the village, and through Harpford Woods east of the village.
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Villages in Devon
Former civil parishes in Devon
East Devon District