Newbuildings, Devon

Newbuildings
Hamlet
Thatched cottages in Newbuildings – Staddlestones and Shoplands (shown) are Grade II listed buildings.
Newbuildings is located in Devon
Newbuildings
Newbuildings
Location within Devon
OS grid referenceSS7952003520
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCREDITON
Postcode districtEX17
Dialling code01363
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°49′07″N 3°42′42″W / 50.818654°N 3.7116934°W / 50.818654; -3.7116934

Newbuildings (less frequently New Buildings) is a hamlet in the civil parish of Sandford, in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. It is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Crediton.

There is a local church, Beacon Church, providing regular services. Newbuildings is served by the Dartline 369 bus route between Morchard Bishop and Exeter.[1] A postbox in the hamlet is collected daily by Royal Mail.[2] A BT telephone box was repurposed to contain an emergency defibrillator in 2021, with funding from a local charity.[3]

  1. ^ "Exeter City Centre". Bus Times. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ "'EX17 23' Post Box Information". Post Hoc. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ Crediton Courier (30 April 2021). "Community shop gives £5,000 to Sandford charity". Crediton Courier. Retrieved 23 September 2024.