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Musbury

Coordinates: 50°44′44″N 3°01′37″W / 50.745459°N 3.026999°W / 50.745459; -3.026999
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Musbury
Musbury Church
Musbury is located in Devon
Musbury
Musbury
Location within Devon
Population543 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSY275945
Civil parish
  • Musbury
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAxminster
Postcode districtEX13
Dialling code01297
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°44′44″N 3°01′37″W / 50.745459°N 3.026999°W / 50.745459; -3.026999

Musbury is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England. It lies approximately 2 miles (3 km) away from Colyton and 2+12 miles (4 km) away from Axminster, the nearest towns. Musbury is served by the A358 road and lies on the route of the East Devon Way, a 40-mile (64 km) footpath following the Axe Valley. The village is within the East Devon Area of Natural Beauty. It has a post office, primary school, public house, fuel station and church. The parish population at the 2011 census was 543.[1]

History

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The village takes its name from the Iron Age hill fort of Musbury Castle on the hill above it, from which there are views of the Axe Valley. The parish church, which is dedicated to St. Michael, is a 15th-century structure that was much rebuilt and restored by the Victorians. It contains the Drake Memorial dating from 1611.[2] A portrait of the village in 1940 appears in the final chapter of Cecil Day-Lewis's memoir The Buried Day.

Historic estates

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Transport

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Road

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Musbury is located on the A358 between Seaton and Axminster.

Bus Services

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Musbury is served by AVMT Buses' service 885 between Beer/Seaton and Axminster.

References

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  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ^ Peter Long (2005). The Hidden Places of Devon. Travel Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-904434-30-4.
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