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Devon Railway Centre

The Devon Railway Centre is in the village of Bickleigh in Mid Devon, England, at the former Cadeleigh railway station on the closed Great Western Railway branch from Exeter to Dulverton, also known as the Exe Valley Railway. The Centre operates a 2ft (610mm) gauge passenger railway and has the largest narrow gauge collection in the South West. There is also a miniature railway at the site and a model railway at the Centre. The original Victorian station has been restored.

Located at 50.8578, -3.51 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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2ft gauge railways, Scenic railway lines in Devon and Cornwall, Railway museums in England, Museums in Devon

Bickleigh, Mid Devon

Bickleigh is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, about four miles south of Tiverton. It is in the former hundred of Hayridge. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 239. The village lies in the valley of the River Exe at the point where it meets the much smaller River Dart. There is an attractive medieval stone bridge across the Exe. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Bichelei, meaning "Bicca's meadow".

Located at 50.85, -3.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Trafalgar 200, Villages in Devon

Bickleigh Castle

Bickleigh Castle is a fortified manor house that stands on the banks of the River Exe at Bickleigh in Devon, England. Once considerably larger, Bickleigh now comprises a group of buildings from various periods. A Norman motte castle of the late 11th or early 12th century was dismantled in the mid 12th century. During this time a small stone chapel was built in the bailey. In the 15th century the Courtney family built a mansion on the site and incorporated some of the earlier buildings.

Located at 50.8509, -3.51143 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Country houses in Devon, Castles in Devon, Grade I listed buildings in Devon

Killerton

Killerton is an 18th-century house in Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, England, which, with its hillside garden and estate, has been owned by the National Trust since 1944 and is open to the public. The estate covers some 2590 hectares (25.9 km, 6400 acres).

Located at 50.7915, -3.4578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hill forts in Devon, Ancient Roman forts in Devon, Gardens in Devon, Country houses in Devon, Grade II* listed buildings in Devon, National Trust properties in Devon, Veitch Nurseries, Museums in Exeter, Historic house museums in Devon, Fashion museums in the United Kingdom

Dolbury

Dolbury is another local name for the Iron Age hill fort or enclosure at Killerton Park in Devon. It is referred to as such in several books and websites on Iron Age sites. The hill fort is situated on a hilltop some 128 Metres above Sea Level, the hilltop has a flat promontory jutting out northwards, still some 100 metres above sea level, around which the River Culm bends.

Located at 50.794, -3.464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hill forts in Devon

Silverton Park

Silverton Park, a mansion near Silverton, Devon, England, was erected for George Wyndham, fourth Earl of Egremont, in 1839–45. Having inherited the Egremont title but not the great Egremont seat, Petworth House, he determined to rival Petworth with a house of his own. His architect, James Thomas Knowles, provided him 187 rooms, occupying an acre of ground.

Located at 50.8139, -3.463 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures demolished in 1892, Former buildings and structures of England, Buildings and structures in Devon, Landmark Trust properties in England