Cove, Devon
| Cove | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The old Cove church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS951196 |
| Location: | 50°57’58"N, 3°29’43"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Tiverton |
| Postcode: | EX16 |
| Dialling code: | 01398 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Mid Devon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Tiverton and Honiton |
Cove is a small village in the midst of Devon, four miles north of Tiverton and two miles from Bampton, sitting in the Exe Valley, at some 450 feet above sea level.
The manor of Cove was acquired in 1763 by Robert Row of Livingshayes, Silverton, from Thomas Carew of Crowcombe, Somerset. Cove House, erected in 1800, is a pillared Bath stone mansion, standing on an elevated plateau, surrounded by park land and woodland with panoramic views of the valley.
The Cove Estate, along with the fishing rights, was sold in 1922 by the North-Row family and gave the opportunity for many tenants to acquire the freehold of their properties.
The Exe Valley Railway used to run through the village and you can still see the platform and old station house which is currently lived in.
The old church
Cove became its own ecclesiastical parish in 1886. The church of St. John the Baptist was built in 1856 on the site of an earlier building. It i sin the plain Gothic style consisting of chancel, nave and vestry. The register dates from the years 1680 to 1987.
Services ceased in 1987 and the building and former churchyard are now a private residence.