Bickington
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Devon, England}}
{{For|the village near Barnstaple, Devon|Bickington, Fremington}}
{{Distinguish|High Bickington|Abbots Bickington}}
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| civil_parish = Bickington
| country= England
| region= South West England
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| shire_district= Teignbridge
| shire_county= Devon
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| population =311
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Bickington is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England, on the east edge of the Dartmoor National Park. At the 2001 census it had a population of 311. The village is about five miles west of Newton Abbot, on the River Lemon. The church is 15th century; its lychgate has a room over it.
File:Church and lychgate, Bickington - geograph.org.uk - 1073227.jpg
Amenities
- Church of St Mary the Virgin (Church of England – Grade I listed)
- Village Hall
- Public House (Dartmoor Half Way Inn)
- Camp site
- Common land (Ramshorn Down)
- Farm shop (Granny Pat's)
- Picnic area
In media
The village appeared on the BBC's Countryfile programme in November 2017, where its apparent decline was the subject of the feature. Local media{{Cite news|url=https://www.devonlive.com/news/how-devon-village-become-a-794393|title=Devon Live article - Devon village a shadow of its form self.|last=Sheaves|first=Becky |date= 18 November 2017 |access-date=14 December 2018}} expanded on the BBC feature.
A book about Bickington, The Book of Bickington, was published in 2000.{{Cite book|title=The book of Bickington|last=Hands|first=Stuart|publisher=Halsgrove|year=2000|isbn=1-84114-055-4}}
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External links
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