Marwood
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| Marwood | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 St Michael and All Angels Church, Marwood | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS544375 |
| Location: | 51°7’8"N, 4°4’51"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | EX31 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Devon |
Marwood is a village in the north of Devon three and a half miles north of Barnstaple.[1]
The village contains 20 acres of ornamental gardens open to the public, known as Marwood Hill Gardens. The gardens were developed by Dr Jimmy Smart, who died in 2002. There is a tea-room.
On an island in the middle lake at Marwood Hill Gardens[2] is a sculpture of a mother and children by John Robinson, who also sculpted the font-cover in the 13th-century church at Marwood. A bronze sculpture of two swans arising from the lower lake was created by Jonathan Cox.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Marwood) |
References
- ↑ History of Marwood in North Devon – A Vision of Britain
- ↑ Marwood Hill Garden