Puddington, Devon

Puddington

Puddington village
Puddington
 Puddington shown within Devon
OS grid referenceSS8325410705
DistrictMid Devon
Shire countyDevon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Tiverton
Postcode district EX16
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentTiverton and Honiton
Websitepuddington.org.uk
List of places
UK
England
Devon

Coordinates: 50°53′02″N 3°39′40″W / 50.884°N 3.661°W / 50.884; -3.661

Puddington is a small village in Mid Devon. It is approximately eight miles from the town of Tiverton. "Puddington" means "estate associated with a man named Putta".[1]

The 15th century parish church of St Thomas of Canterbury is a grade II* listed building.[2]

References

  1. Mills, A. D. The Popular Dictionary of English Place-Names. Parragon Book Service Ltd and Magpie Books. p. 264. ISBN 0-7525-1851-8.
  2. "Name: CHURCH OF ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY List entry Number: 1250798". English Heritage. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

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