Bickleigh, South Hams

Not to be confused with Bickleigh, Mid Devon, a village near Tiverton, also in Devon.

Bickleigh
St Mary's church, Bickleigh
Bickleigh Location within Devon
Population	50
Civil parish	Bickleigh
District	South Hams
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

Bickleigh is a small village on the southern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It has a population of about 50 people. It is in the South Hams district, and is about 7 miles (11 km) north of Plymouth city centre. The village is part of the electoral ward called Bickleigh and Shaugh. At the 2011 census the ward population was 4,723.^[1] 42 Commando is currently based at Bickleigh Barracks.

The village church has a tower of the 15th century but the rest of the building is the work of Charles Fowler, 1838, and one of the church's two baptismal fonts is 15th century. There is a fine monument to Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes of Maristow House.

References

1. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 19 February 2015.