Towns & cities · South West England
Brixton
Brixton — village and civil parish in Devon, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Marsh Mills · 5.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Brixton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,207 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Devon, England". Coordinates: 50.3508°, -4.0358°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: South Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Brixton is a village, parish and former manor situated near Plymouth in South Hams, Devon, England. It is located on the A379 Plymouth to Kingsbridge road and is about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Plymouth. Its population is 1207. The parish contains the former manors of Brixton Reigny and Brixton English. It has views of the River Yealm. The church was built in the 15th century, with a tower arch 200 years older. Brixton has a single primary school, St Mary's Church of England Primary School.
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Background
History
Brixton appears as Brictricestone in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded in the ancient hundred of Plympton, having been divided into two moieties at or before 1066, wherewith two brothers who supported William the Conqueror could be separately compensated as lords, as was done for the brothers in other Devonshire parishes. But in this locale, only one of the brothers was lord of both moieties by the time of the Domesday Survey in 1086. One moiety was recorded as a manor having 4 villagers and 2 smallholders, and livestock consisting of 7 pigs and 31 sheep. Its annual value to the lord Ralph de Pomeroy was given as 10 shillings. The immediate lord then paid taxes to the…
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- Coordinates
- 50.3508, -4.0358
- County
- Devon
- District
- South Hams
- Parish
- Brixton
- Postcode
- PL8 2AQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Devon
- Population
- 1,207
- Nearest railway station
- Marsh Mills — 5.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1267619 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brixton, Devon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St. Mary's Church, Brixton - geograph.org.uk - 66685.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brixton?
- Brixton is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL8 2AQ), in the parish of Brixton.
- Is Brixton a protected site?
- Yes — Brixton is part of the South Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Brixton free to visit?
- Yes, Brixton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Brixton?
- The nearest railway station is Marsh Mills, about 5.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL8 2AQ.