English Heritage sites near Bickington Parish

Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Village

HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE

5 miles from Bickington Parish

The remains of four 13th century stone farmsteads, on land originally farmed in the Bronze Age. This isolated Dartmoor hamlet was probably abandoned in the early 15th century.

Berry Pomeroy Castle

BERRY POMEROY CASTLE

7 miles from Bickington Parish

Tucked away in a steep wooded valley, Berry Pomeroy Castle is the perfect romantic ruin.

Totnes Castle

TOTNES CASTLE

7 miles from Bickington Parish

A classic Norman motte and bailey castle, founded soon after the Conquest to overawe the Saxon town. A later stone shell-keep crowns its steep mound, giving views across the town to the River Dart.

Grimspound

GRIMSPOUND

8 miles from Bickington Parish

The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, Grimspound dates from the late Bronze Age. The remains of 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall.

Kirkham House, Paignton

KIRKHAM HOUSE, PAIGNTON

9 miles from Bickington Parish

This late medieval stone house, afterwards split into three cottages was restored in the 1960s.

Bayard's Cove Fort

BAYARD'S COVE FORT

14 miles from Bickington Parish

Picturesquely sited on the quayside at Darmouth, this Tudor artillery fort once contained heavy guns to protect the prosperous harbour town from attack.


Churches in Bickington Parish

St Mary the Virgin, Bickington

Bickington Ashburton
(01364) 716309
https://ashburtonandmoor.org.uk/bickington

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Pubs in Bickington Parish

Dartmoor Halfway Inn

Ashburton Road, Bickington, TQ12 6JW
(01626) 824011
dartmoorhalfwayinn.co.uk

The inn was originally a 'Change Coaching House', providing a change of horses for coaches and carriages on the old turnpike road, where food and a bed for the night was also available. It has been recently fully refurbished and today it is...