Colyford

Colyford is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is situated midway between Lyme Regis and Sidmouth on the A3052 road. To the north the village borders the town Colyton. To the south is the seaside resort town Seaton, separated from Colyford by the Seaton Wetlands, a series of nature reserves flanking the estuary of the River Axe. Colyford lies on the River Coly, which flows into the River Axe immediately to the east of the village.

Colyford
Colyford
Location within Devon
OS grid referenceSY249924
Civil parish
  • Colyford
District
Shire county
Region
  • South West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOLYTON
Postcode districtEX24
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

Colyford was formerly an ancient borough. It was formerly in the civil parish of Colyton, on 1 April 2023 it became a civil parish in its own right.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.