| Bickleigh | |
|---|---|
 Bickleigh Court by John White Abbott, 1803 | |
  Bickleigh Location within Devon | |
| Population | 339 (2021 census) |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TIVERTON |
| Postcode district | EX16 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Bickleigh is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, about four miles south of Tiverton. The 2021 census recorded a population of 339.[1]
The village lies in the valley of the River Exe and Bickleigh Bridge is an attractive stone bridge that takes the A396 road across the river. The present bridge was constructed in the early 17th century and is grade II listed.[2]
Bickleigh, as Bicanleag, is recorded as the location of a charter issued in 904 during the reign of King Edward the Elder.[3] The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Bichelei, meaning "Bicca's meadow".[4] It is in the former hundred of Hayridge.
Bickleigh Castle, the manor house formerly known as Bickleigh Court, has a Norman chapel and baptismal font. The gatehouse is a grade I listed building.[5]
- ^ CityPopulation.de Bickleigh (Parish, United Kingdom)
- ^ Historic England Bickleigh Bridge, Bickleigh
- ^ "Electronic Sawyer". esawyer.lib.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ James Johnson (1915). Place names of England and Wales.
- ^ Historic England Bickleigh Castle Gatehouse