Alfington
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Village in Devon, England
Not to be confused with Alphington, Devon.
Human settlement in England
| Alfington | |
|---|---|
| The Alfington Inn | |
Alfington is located in Devon Alfington Alfington Location within Devon | |
| OS grid reference | SY1198 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OTTERY ST. MARY |
| Postcode district | EX11 |
| Dialling code | 01404 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| 50°46′N 3°16′W / 50.77°N 03.26°W / 50.77; -03.26 | |
Alfington is a small village in East Devon, on the River Otter.[1] It is 2 miles (3 km) north-east of Ottery St Mary.
The church of St James (Church of England) was built of brick in the Early English style in 1849–52 to designs by the architect William Butterfield.[2]
References
- ^ "River Otter, Tipton St John, Devon" (PDF). Wild Trout Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1952) South Devon, Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 37
External links
Media related to Alfington at Wikimedia Commons
