Alfington

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Not to be confused with Alphington
Alfington
Devon
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The Alfington Inn
Location
Grid reference: SY113977
Location: 50°46’21"N, 3°15’29"W
Data
Local Government
Council: East Devon

Alfington is a small village in eastern Devon, on the River Otter,[1] two miles north-east of Ottery St Mary.

The parish church, St James, was built of brick in the Early English style in 1849-52 to designs by the architect William Butterfield.[2]

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References

  1. "River Otter, Tipton St John, Devon". Wild Trout Trust. http://www.wildtrout.org/system/files/private/Otter%20Tipton%20Advisory%20Visit%202015.pdf. Retrieved 12 July 2016. 
  2. Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Devon, 1952; 1989 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09596-8page 37