Petton, also known as Petton Cross, is an English village in the
civil parish of Bampton, the
district of Mid Devon, and the
county of Devon. It lies on the
B3227 road that links
Taunton
Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England. It is a market town and has a Minster (church), minster church. Its population in 2011 was 64,621. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century priory, monastic foundation, owned by the ...
and
Torrington.
The village includes an
Anglican
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...
church, dedicated to
Saint Petrock, and a
Methodist
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother ...
church.
The
Devon and Somerset Railway
The Devon and Somerset Railway (D&SR) was a cross-country line that connected Barnstaple in Devon, England, to the network of the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) near Taunton. It was opened in stages between 1871 and 1873 and closed in 1966. ...
, from Taunton to
Barnstaple
Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool from ...
, ran just to the north of the village but no station or halt was ever provided. The line closed in 1966, but traces can still be seen.
Gallery
File:Bampton, church at Petton - geograph.org.uk - 164772.jpg, St Petrock's Church
File:Methodist Church, Petton - geograph.org.uk - 2154907.jpg, Petton Methodist Church
File:Petton , Petton Cross - geograph.org.uk - 3920214.jpg, Part of the village
File:Bridge at Petton crossing the route of the abandoned Taunton to Barnstaple railway line (geograph 6909975).jpg, Bridge over abandoned railway
References
Villages in Mid Devon District
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