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Chulmleigh
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Main street
Chulmleigh is located in Devon
Chulmleigh
Chulmleigh
Population 1,017 (2011)
OS grid reference SS6814
Civil parish
  • Chulmleigh
District
  • North Devon
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHULMLEIGH
Postcode district EX18
Dialling code 01769
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament
  • North Devon
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°54′46″N 3°52′09″W / 50.912778°N 3.869167°W / 50.912778; -3.869167

Chulmleigh ( CHUM-lee) is a small Saxon hilltop market town and civil parish located in North Devon in the heart of the English county of Devon. It is located 20 miles (32 km) north west of Exeter, just north of the Mid Devon boundary, linked by the A377 and B3096 roads.

Historic estates

  • Colleton, Chulmleigh


Transport

Chumleigh is close to the Tarka Line, the railway from Exeter to Barnstaple. King's Nympton railway station is within the parish although it is around 2 miles (3.2 km) from the town. Eggesford railway station is closer to the town.

See also

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