Area Info for Bridford (Devon)

Bridford (Devon, UK)

Bridford is a small village located in the county of Devon, in the South West of England. It is situated near the town of Exeter, offering a rural setting with historical significance. The village is known for its traditional English countryside charm, featuring a mix of historic buildings and scenic landscapes.

History and Heritage

Bridford has a rich history that dates back to medieval times. The village is home to Bridford Church, which is a notable historic building with origins that can be traced back several centuries. The area has historically been associated with agriculture and rural community life.

Local Features and Amenities

While Bridford is a small community, it offers a peaceful environment with access to natural beauty and outdoor activities. The surrounding area includes walking trails, countryside views, and traditional Devonshire architecture. Local amenities are limited within the village itself, with residents often relying on nearby Exeter for shopping, education, and other services.

Transport and Accessibility

Bridford is accessible by road, with connections to larger towns and cities in Devon. Public transport options may be limited, so private vehicles are commonly used for commuting and travel.

Community and Lifestyle

The village maintains a close-knit community atmosphere, with local events and gatherings often centred around the church and village hall. The rural setting makes it an attractive location for those seeking a quiet lifestyle away from urban congestion.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Christow Primary School1.97 miles
Dry Lane, Christow, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7PE
Dunsford Community Primary School2.10 miles
Dunsford, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7DD
Moretonhampstead Primary School3.10 miles
Betton Way, Moretonhampstead, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 8NA
Doddiscombsleigh Primary School3.27 miles
Doddiscombsleigh, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7PR
Running Deer3.42 miles
Butterdon Wood, Willingstone, Moretonhampstead, Devon, TQ13 8PY
Hennock Community Primary School3.67 miles
Hennock, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9QB
Bovey Tracey Primary School4.68 miles
Abbey Road, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9HZ
Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School4.97 miles
Church Lane, Cheriton Bishop, Exeter, Devon, EX6 6HY
Tedburn St Mary School5.10 miles
School Lane, Tedburn St Mary, Exeter, Devon, EX6 6AA
Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School5.94 miles
Chudleigh Knighton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 0EU
Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School5.98 miles
Lawn Drive, Chudleigh, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 0LS
Ilsington Church of England Primary School6.08 miles
Ilsington, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9RE
Chagford Church of England Primary School6.12 miles
Lower Street, Chagford, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 8BZ
St Catherine's CofE Nursery & Primary School6.60 miles
Musket Road, Heathfield, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6SB
Ide Primary School6.82 miles
High Street, Ide, Exeter, Devon, EX2 9RN
Barley Lane School7.11 miles
Barley Lane, St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, EX4 1TA
Health
Clinic
James House5.81 miles
Little Hill, Exeter Road, Chudleigh, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 0DD
West Exe Children's Centre7.63 miles
Cowick Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 1HL
Amplifon Hearing Specialists (Exeter)8.39 miles
88 Fore Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3HX
Meadow House8.55 miles
17-18 Howell Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4LG
Specsavers Hearcare - Devon - Exeter8.71 miles
Unit 4, 247-248 High Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3PZ
Exeter (Sidwell St) Nhs Walk In Centre8.83 miles
31 Sidwell Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 6NN
Exeter (Sidwell Street) Nhs Walk-In Centre8.83 miles
Unit 4, 31 Sidwell Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 6NN
Mardon Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre8.98 miles
Mardon House, Wonford Road, Exeter, EX2 4UD
Exeter Mobility Centre8.99 miles
Wonford Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4DU
The Limes Surgery9.06 miles
Church Stile, Exminster, Exeter, Devon, EX6 8DF
Chime Social Enterprise - Royal Devon And Exeter Hospital (Wonford)9.25 miles
Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5DW
Hillbank (Crediton)9.31 miles
43-44 Clifford Gardens, Crediton, Devon, EX17 2AN
Specsavers Hearcare - Devon - Newton Abbott9.80 miles
16 Queen Street, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2EF
Sonarcare Limited HQ9.88 miles
Peplows Chartered Accountants, Moorgate House, King Street, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2LG
Penhayes Hospital10.20 miles
Kenton, Exeter, Devon, EX6 8JB
Avon House10.93 miles
Langdon Hospital, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0NR
GP
Christow Branch Surgery2.09 miles
Cheriton Bishop & Teign Valley Practice, Layne Fields, Christow, Devon, Devon, EX6 7NY
Moretonhampstead Health Centre2.96 miles
Embleford Crescent, Moretonhampstead, Devon, TQ13 8LW
Riverside Surgery4.84 miles
Le Molay Littry Way, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9QP
Cheriton Bishop & Teign Valley Practice4.85 miles
Cheriton Bishop & Teign Valley Practice, Yeoford Road, Cheriton Bishop, EXETER, Devon, EX6 6JA
Pathfinder Village Surgery5.18 miles
The Surgery, Brookside, Pathfinder Village, Exeter, Devon, EX6 6BT
Tower House Surgery5.67 miles
Market Way, Chudleigh, Devon, TQ13 0HL
Chudleigh Health Centre5.74 miles
Market Way, Chudleigh, Devon, TQ13 0JT
Chagford Health Centre6.12 miles
Chagford, Chagford, Devon, TQ13 8BW
Ide Lane Surgery. Exeter7.65 miles
Ide Lane, Alphington, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8UP
St Thomas Medical Group 7.68 miles
The Health Centre, Cowick Street, St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, EX4 1HJ
The Foxhayes Practice7.95 miles
The Foxhayes Practice, 117 Exwick Road, Exwick, Exeter, EX4 2BH
Exwick Health Centre8.11 miles
New Valley Road, Exwick, Exeter, Devon, EX4 2AD
The Clock Tower Surgery8.52 miles
9 New North Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4HF
Royal School For The Deaf8.57 miles
50, Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4NF
Student Health Centre8.74 miles
Reed Mews, Streatham Drive, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4QP
Southernhay House Surgery 8.78 miles
30 Barnfield Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1RX
Hospital
Moretonhampstead Hospital2.96 miles
Ford Street, Moretonhampstead, Devon, TQ13 8LN
Bovey Tracey Community Hospital4.42 miles
Furzleigh Lane, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9HJ
Franklyn Community Hospital7.45 miles
Franklyn Drive, Exeter, Devon, EX2 9HS
Nuffield Health, Exeter Hospital9.06 miles
Wonford Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4UG
Crediton Hospital9.15 miles
Western Road, Crediton, Devon, EX17 3NH
Newton Abbot Community Hospital9.18 miles
West Golds Road, Jetty Marsh, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2TS
Heavitree Hospital9.20 miles
Gladstone Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2ED
Wonford House Hospital9.23 miles
Dryden Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AF
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford)9.25 miles
Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5DW
Ashburton and Buckfastleigh Community Hospital10.01 miles
9-15 Eastern Road, Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7AP
Exeter Community Hospital10.57 miles
Hospital Lane, Whipton, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3RB
Dawlish Community Hospital11.25 miles
Barton Terrace, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 9DH
Teignmouth Community Hospital11.29 miles
Mill Lane, Teignmouth, Devon, TQ14 9BQ
Exmouth Hospital13.29 miles
Claremont Grove, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2JN
Torbay Hospital13.84 miles
Lowes Bridge, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7AA
Okehampton Hospital14.24 miles
Cavell Way, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1PN
Pharmacy
Moreton Pharmacy Ltd2.94 miles
Moreton Pharmacy, 14 New Street, Moretonhampstead, Devon, TQ13 8PE
Lloydspharmacy4.75 miles
Ground Floor Fountain Crt, Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AD
Lloydspharmacy4.84 miles
Riverside Surgery, Le Molay-Littry Way, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9QP
Lloydspharmacy5.74 miles
27 Old Exeter Street, Chudleigh, Devon, TQ13 0JT
Chagford Pharmacy6.26 miles
5 The Square, Chagford, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 8AA
Alphington Pharmacy7.65 miles
25 Ide Lane, Alphington, Exeter, EX2 8UP
Luxtons The Pharmacy7.69 miles
67 Cowick Street, St Thomas, Exeter, EX4 1HW
Boots7.69 miles
70 Cowick Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 1HW
Sainsburys Pharmacy7.80 miles
Alphington Cross Store, Alphington Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8NH
Boots8.03 miles
Unit 1 The Exebridge Centre, Alphington Street, Exeter, EX4 1AH
Exwick Pharmacy8.11 miles
New Valley Road, Exwick, Exeter, Devon, EX4 2AD
Sainsbury's Pharmacy8.44 miles
30-32 Guildhall Shop.Ctr, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3HH
Superdrug8.47 miles
Unit 11, Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter, EX4 3HJ
Boots8.71 miles
251 High Street, Exeter, EX4 3QD
Lloydspharmacy8.83 miles
71 Magdalen Road, Exeter,, EX2 4TA
Tesco Stores Limited8.83 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Wells Parks, Exeter Road, Crediton, Devon, EX17 3PH
Leisure
Park
EAST DARTMOOR WOODS & HEATHS4.03 miles
CASTLE DROGO (Grade II* Listed)5.26 miles
BOVEY HEATHFIELD5.86 miles
UGBROOKE PARK (Grade II* Listed)6.53 miles
STOVER7.00 miles
BARLEY VALLEY7.42 miles
STOVER PARK (Grade II Listed)7.51 miles
ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CEMETERY, EXETER (Grade II* Listed)8.27 miles
OXTON HOUSE (Grade II Listed)8.30 miles
LINDRIDGE (Grade II Listed)8.62 miles
NORTHERNHAY AND ROUGEMONT GARDENS (Grade II Listed)8.64 miles
MAMHEAD PARK (Grade II* Listed)8.75 miles
CHURCHILLS9.19 miles
BELVIDERE MEADOWS9.24 miles
JETTY MARSH9.41 miles
HACKNEY MARSHES9.51 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Mortonhampstead2.96 miles
Moretonhampstead, TQ13 8NE
Tesco Newton Abbot (Express)4.71 miles
47 Fore St, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9AB
SPAR Bovey Tracey4.75 miles
Spar, 42 Fore Street, Devon, TQ13 9AD
Co-op Newton Abbot4.85 miles
Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9AF
Co-op Newton Abbot5.65 miles
Petrol Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9DX
Co-op Chudleigh5.71 miles
Chudleigh, TQ13 0HL
SPAR Chudleigh5.76 miles
26 Fore Street, Devon, TQ13 0HX
SPAR Chagford6.25 miles
Spar, 58 - 60 The Square, Devon, TQ13 8AB
M&S Bovey Straights Bp6.41 miles
Newton Road, Devon, TQ12 6SJ
SPAR Heathfield6.42 miles
Spar, 2/3 Battle Road, Devon, TQ12 6RY
SPAR Winning Post6.68 miles
Spar Winning Post, Haldon Hill Services, Devon, EX6 7XU
Co-op Exeter7.12 miles
Dunsford Hill, EX2 9PN
Co-op Exeter7.12 miles
Alphington Road, Exeter, EX2 8JD
Kennford Stores7.14 miles
Kennford, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7TB
Co-op Newton Abbot7.19 miles
Trago Mills, TQ12 6JD
Bowhay Lane Stores7.43 miles
27 Bowhay Lane, Exeter, Devon EX4 1PE
Transport
Airport
Exeter International Airport13.42 miles
Plymouth City Airport24.53 miles
Bus Stop
Shelter (E)1.10 miles
Steps Bridge (NW)1.50 miles
Steps Bridge (SE)1.51 miles
Doccombe (SW)1.56 miles
Doccombe (NE)1.56 miles
School (N)2.01 miles
Meadhay (W)2.02 miles
School (S)2.02 miles
Meadhay (E)2.02 miles
The Orchard (N)2.06 miles
The Orchard (NW)2.07 miles
Wray Barton Manor (SE)2.08 miles
Wray Barton Manor (NW)2.09 miles
Village (W)2.16 miles
Village (E)2.16 miles
Eastwrey Barton Hotel (SE)2.26 miles
Ferry Port
Topsham Lock Ferry Landing10.12 miles
Turf Lock Inn Ferry Landing10.18 miles
Topsham Ferry Landing10.22 miles
Topsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landing10.29 miles
Starcross Ferry Landing11.33 miles
Shaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing11.92 miles
Teignmouth Ferry Landing11.98 miles
Exmouth Ferry Landing12.39 miles
Torquay - North Quay15.76 miles
Torquay Harbour Boarding Pontoon15.86 miles
Totnes Ferry Landing16.09 miles
Dittisham Ferry Landing19.74 miles
Greenway House Ferry Landing19.79 miles
Brixham Harbour Boarding Stage19.92 miles
Brixham Ferry Landing19.93 miles
Kingswear Hoodown Ferry Terminal21.49 miles
Railway Station
Exeter St Thomas Rail Station8.01 miles
Yeoford Rail Station8.15 miles
Exeter St Davids Rail Station8.29 miles
Exeter Central Rail Station8.55 miles
Crediton Rail Station8.79 miles
St James Park (Devon) Rail Station9.14 miles
Newton St Cyres Rail Station9.48 miles
Polsloe Bridge Rail Station9.89 miles
Newton Abbot Rail Station10.03 miles
Newcourt Rail Station10.35 miles
Topsham Rail Station10.40 miles
Digby & Sowton Rail Station10.52 miles
Copplestone Rail Station10.90 miles
Exton Rail Station11.15 miles
Starcross Rail Station11.21 miles
Lympstone Commando Rail Station11.28 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (EX6 7L*)
Number of Properties in Catchment217
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
FURZELAND
BRIDFORD
EXETER
DEVON
EX6 7LW		£340,000
1999-10-29
detached
freehold
LAPLOYD COTTAGE
BRIDFORD
EXETER
DEVON
EX6 7LW		£93,000
1996-12-16
semidetached
freehold
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