Towns & cities · South West England
Gittisham
Gittisham — village in Devon, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Honiton · 3.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Gittisham is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 950 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 548 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.7756°, -3.2282°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: East Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Gittisham is a village and civil parish in East Devon, Devon, England, near Honiton. The village is 3 miles (5 km) from Ottery St Mary and it has a church called St Michael. The parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Awliscombe, Honiton, Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary, Feniton and Buckerell. In 2021 the parish had a population of 838.
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Background
History
The Roman road from Axminster to Exeter (whose course is followed by the A30 road) passes through the northern edge of the parish. In about AD 60 the Romans built a small fort on the road less than a kilometre NW of the modern village. It appears to have been dismantled by the army around AD 80: so its military existence more or less coincided with the presence of legions at Exeter before they moved to south Wales. There was also a small civilian settlement at the Gittisham fort. (Devon and Dartmoor Historic Environment Record) The Gittisham fort was about halfway between Axminster and Exeter, and stood at the point on the Roman road nearest to Hembury hill fort, where there is evidence of…
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- Coordinates
- 50.7756, -3.2282
- County
- Devon
- District
- East Devon
- Parish
- Gittisham
- Postcode
- EX14 3AE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Population
- 548
- Nearest railway station
- Honiton — 3.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1852679 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gittisham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Michael's church, Gittisham - geograph.org.uk - 174037.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gittisham?
- Gittisham is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX14 3AE), in the parish of Gittisham.
- Is Gittisham a protected site?
- Yes — Gittisham is part of the East Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Gittisham free to visit?
- Yes, Gittisham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gittisham?
- The nearest railway station is Honiton, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EX14 3AE.