Northleigh

This article is about the village in East Devon. For other uses, see Northleigh (disambiguation).

Northleigh is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England. Its nearest town is Colyton, which lies approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east from the village.

Northleigh
St Giles' church
Northleigh Location within Devon
OS grid reference	SY19589601
Civil parish	Northleigh
District	East Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COLYTON
Postcode district	EX24
Dialling code	01404
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Honiton and Sidmouth
List of places UK England Devon 50.758°N 3.142°W / 50.758; -3.142

The church of St Giles was built in the Perpendicular style and has a western tower. Features of interest are the plain Norman south doorway, two screens – one to the chancel and one to the north chancel chapel – and the Jacobean pulpit.^[1] It is a Grade II* listed building.^[2]

References

1. Pevsner, N. (1952) South Devon. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 215
2. Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST GILES (1333285)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

External links

Media related to Northleigh at Wikimedia Commons