Tipton St John is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the 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...

 of Ottery St Mary in the English

England

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 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...

. It has a population of around 350. The village is built on rising ground overlooking the River Otter

River Otter

    Not to be confused with the animal Otter or the River Ottery in CornwallThe River Otter rises in the Blackdown Hills just inside the county of Somerset, near Otterford, then flows south for some 32 km through East Devon to the English Channel at the western end of Lyme Bay, part of...

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Railway

Between the village and the river lies the site of the former Tipton St Johns railway station

Tipton St Johns railway station

Tipton St Johns railway station is a closed railway station that served the village of Tipton St John in Devon, England. It was opened in 1874 and later served as the junction for the Budleigh Salterton Railway, but was closed to passengers in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe.-History:The station was...

, closed in 1967. The station was the junction between the Sidmouth Railway

Sidmouth Railway

The Sidmouth Railway was a double track branch railway line that ran from a junction on the West of England Main Line at Feniton railway station, then called Sidmouth Junction, to with two intermediate stations, , and .-History:...

 and the Budleigh Salterton Railway

Budleigh Salterton Railway

The Budleigh Salterton Railway was a double track branch railway line that ran from a junction on the Sidmouth Railway at to via four intermediate stations, , , , and .-History:...

 from 1897.

Facilities

The village has a pub called The Golden Lion and had a post office until 2008, when it was closed. The village primary school has 97 students and 17 staff and is administered by Devon County Council

Devon County Council

Devon County Council is the county council administering the English county of Devon. Based in the city of Exeter, the council covers the non-metropolitan county area of Devon...

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