Doddiscombsleigh

Doddiscombsleigh
St Michaels Church, Doddiscombsleigh
Doddiscombsleigh is located in Devon
Doddiscombsleigh
Doddiscombsleigh
Location within Devon
Area2.61 sq mi (6.8 km2)
OS grid referenceSX8586
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEXETER
Postcode districtEX6
Dialling code01647
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°40′N 3°37′W / 50.66°N 03.62°W / 50.66; -03.62

Doddiscombsleigh (anciently Doddescombe Leigh[1]) is a small settlement in Devon, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) southwest of the city of Exeter and one mile East of the River Teign and the Teign Valley. Along with a few other places in Devon, it is one of the longest place names in England with 16 letters.

  1. ^ Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.256