Clyst Honiton
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| Clyst Honiton | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 St Michael and All Angels, Clyst Honiton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX987936 |
| Location: | 50°44’0"N, 3°26’9"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Exeter |
| Postcode: | EX5 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Devon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Tiverton and Honiton |
Clyst Honiton (or Honiton Clyst)[1] is an village in eastern Devon five miles east of Exeter. The village was originally on the main A30 road from Exeter to Honiton but was bypassed in the 1990s.[2] Another bypass to the east of the village linking the A30 to the new developments around Cranbrook opened in October 2013.[3]
Exeter Airport which opened in 1938 is located on the outskirts of the village.
The parish church is St Michael and All Angels.[4]
Popular culture
The village is mentioned in the Robyn Hitchcock song "Goodnight I Say".
See also
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Clyst Honiton) |
References
- ↑ http://www.devon.gov.uk/historicclysthoniton
- ↑ Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. pp. 47. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
- ↑ "Vital bypass now open". Devon County Council news centre. 3 October 2013. http://www.devonnewscentre.info/vital-bypass-now-open/#. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ Church of St Michael – Clyst Honiton - British Listed Buildings
