Rewe is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the county of Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

 in England. It lies on the river Culm

River Culm

thumb|Old stone bridge with pedestrian refuges over River Culm at Culmstock The River Culm flows through Devon, England. It rises in the Blackdown Hills at a spring - - near Culmhead and flows west through Hemyock, then Culmstock to Uffculme...

, 5 miles (8 km) north of the city of Exeter

Exeter

Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...

 and 9 miles (14 km) south of the town of Tiverton. Rewe is a linear village

Linear village

In geography, a linear village, or linear settlement, is a small to medium-sized settlement that is formed around a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Wraysbury, a village in Berkshire, is one of the longest villages in England....

, with most of its buildings lying along the A396 road about 1 miles (1.6 km) north of the larger village of Stoke Canon

Stoke Canon

Stoke Canon is a small village near the confluence of the rivers Exe and Culm on the main A396 between Exeter and Tiverton in the County of Devon, England.There is a pub, The Stoke Canon Inn, and a post office & general stores in the centre of the village....

. The Reading to Plymouth railway line

Exeter to Plymouth Line

The Exeter to Plymouth line is a central part of the trunk railway line between London Paddington and Penzance railway stations in the southern United Kingdom. It is a major branch of the Great Western Main Line and runs from Exeter, to Plymouth, from where it continues as the Cornish Main Line...

 also passes through the village, but there has never been a station here; the nearest operating station is Exeter St Davids.

The parish church

Parish church

A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....

 is the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, built around 1450 in the Perpendicular Gothic style.

The hamlet of Up Exe (or Upexe) lies close to the River Exe

River Exe

The River Exe in England rises near the village of Simonsbath, on Exmoor in Somerset, near the Bristol Channel coast, but flows more or less directly due south, so that most of its length lies in Devon. It reaches the sea at a substantial ria, the Exe Estuary, on the south coast of Devon...

 about 2 miles (3 km) north of the village of Rewe and is included in Rewe civil parish, although it is closer to Silverton

Silverton, Devon

Silverton is a large village, about north of Exeter, in the English county of Devon. It is one of the oldest villages in Devon and dates from the first years of the Saxon occupation . In the year 2001, its population was 1,905. It has three pubs: The Lamb, The Three Tuns and the Silverton Inn.The...

. Up Exe Halt railway station

Up Exe Halt railway station

Up Exe Halt was a small railway station in the hamlet of Up Exe on the Exe Valley Railway from Exeter St Davids to Dulverton.It opened in 1885 on the section from Stoke Canon to Tiverton as Up Exe and Silverton but was renamed in 1905, Silverton already having a station nearer the village on the...

 was on the Exe Valley Railway Line, which closed in 1963.