From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Brendon
Brendon
Coordinates: 51°13′11″N 3°45′49″W / 51.219815°N (3 km) from each, and has a tower and 4 bells. The village
3.7636147°W / 51.219815; -3.7636147 is located just off the A39 and its population was 159 in
Brendon 2001.
White’s Devonshire Directory (1850) describes Bren-
don as follows:
A small village 1½ miles SE of Lynton & 15 miles W
of Minehead is in a picturesque valley of the river
Lyn, has in its parish 271 souls & 6733 acres of land
including Leeford hamlet & a large tract of
moorland on the borders of Somersetshire where
the rivers Exe, Lyn and Barle have their sources. F.
W. Knight Esq. is the Lord of the mannor owner of
most of the soil, and patron of the rectory ... valued
in 1831 at £148. The Rev. T. Roe of Oare, Somerset
is the incumbent, and has 57a, 2r, 22p, of glebe. The
parsonage is a small cottage, and the church [St.
Brendon] is an ancient structure with a tower and
Brendon 4 bells.
Brendon shown within Devon
Events
Population 159
Brendon is home to the Exmoor Folk Festival, wonderful
OS grid reference SS7693148214 traditional English pubs and classic old style B&B’s.
District North Devon
• Brendon at GENUKI
Shire county Devon
• Exmoor Folk Festival
Region South West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom Pictures of Brendon
Post town LYNTON
Postcode district EX35
Dialling code 01598
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament North Devon (UK Parliament
constituency)
List of places: UK • England • Devon
Brendon is a village in Devon, England, close to the bor- • Main Road Through Brendon
der with Somerset near the Exmoor National Park. The • The Stag Hunters Inn
village is 1½ miles SE of Lynton and 15 miles (24 km) W • The East Lyn River
of Minehead is in a picturesque East Lyn Valley, has 6,733 • Deer over Brendon
acres (27.25 km2) of land including Leeford hamlet and a
large tract of moorland on the borders of Somersetshire
where the rivers Exe, Lyn and Barle have their sources. Brendon Website
The church of St. Brendon was built in 1738, possibly us- Brendon Valley
ing the stones from the original church at Cheriton. It lies
midway between Cheriton and Brendon, about two miles
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