High Bickington

High Bickington
High Bickington High Street and Post Office
High Bickington is located in Devon
High Bickington
High Bickington
Location within Devon
Population837 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSS598209
Civil parish
  • High Bickington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townUMBERLEIGH
Postcode districtEX37
Dialling code01769
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°58′13″N 3°59′47″W / 50.9703°N 3.9963°W / 50.9703; -3.9963

High Bickington is a rural village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The village lies on the B3217 road, around 6 miles (10 km) east of Great Torrington, 8 miles (13 km) south-west of South Molton, and 8 miles (13 km) south of Barnstaple.[2] At the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 837.[1]

The village is on a slight ridge near the valley of the River Taw, at an elevation of around 160 metres (520 ft), among largely cultivated hills and woods. The ridge has unbroken views across the valley towards Exmoor.[3]

High Bickington is one of four settlements in Devon with "Bickington" in its name: the others are the village of Bickington near Newton Abbot, the hamlet of Bickington west of Barnstaple, and Abbots Bickington near Holsworthy.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – High Bickington Parish (E04003266)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey Landranger maps
  3. ^ Official Website of High Bickington CPT Limited - High Bickington, Umberleigh, North Devon Archived 2006-08-18 at the Wayback Machine