Kilmington, Devon
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Kilmington is a village near Axminster
in East Devon
off the A35 road
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It includes Coryton, a brick house with Portland stone
dressings built in 1754-6 by Benedictus Marwood Tucker, sheriff of Devon in 1763. Some remains of the older mansion can also be seen at Old Coryton.
The parish church of St. Giles was rebuilt in 1862, it contains a large marble monument to Thomas Southcott of Dulshayes that was erected in 1735 and the tower has some interesting gargoyles. Kilmington also has a cricket ground.
There is a beautiful nature side to this beautiful village. It has foot paths and a lovely little stream running right through it. The footpaths are also in the wood. While walking in the wood stop to admire the stunning flowers and ancient trees, the fantastic chirping birds and the beautiful animals roaming round, including roe deer.
Axminster
Axminster is a market town and civil parish on the eastern border of Devon in England. The town is built on a hill overlooking the River Axe which heads towards the English Channel at Axmouth, and is in the East Devon local government district. It has a population of 5,626. The market is still...
in East Devon
East Devon
East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in Sidmouth, and the largest town is Exmouth.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Honiton with the urban districts of Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Ottery St. Mary, Seaton, Sidmouth...
off the A35 road
A35 road
The A35 is a trunk road in southern England, running from Honiton in Devon, that then passes through Dorset and terminates in Southampton, Hampshire...
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It includes Coryton, a brick house with Portland stone
Portland stone
Portland stone is a limestone from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. The quarries consist of beds of white-grey limestone separated by chert beds. It has been used extensively as a building stone throughout the British Isles, notably in major...
dressings built in 1754-6 by Benedictus Marwood Tucker, sheriff of Devon in 1763. Some remains of the older mansion can also be seen at Old Coryton.
The parish church of St. Giles was rebuilt in 1862, it contains a large marble monument to Thomas Southcott of Dulshayes that was erected in 1735 and the tower has some interesting gargoyles. Kilmington also has a cricket ground.
There is a beautiful nature side to this beautiful village. It has foot paths and a lovely little stream running right through it. The footpaths are also in the wood. While walking in the wood stop to admire the stunning flowers and ancient trees, the fantastic chirping birds and the beautiful animals roaming round, including roe deer.