Bickington

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Church and lychgate, Bickington

Amenities

  • Church of St Mary the Virgin (Church of England – Grade I listed)
  • Village Hall
  • Public House (Dartmoor Half Way Inn)
  • Camp site
  • Common land (Ramshorn Down)
  • Farm shop (Granny Pat's)
  • Picnic area

In media

The village appeared on the BBC's Countryfile programme in November 2017, where its apparent decline was the subject of the feature. Local media[1] expanded on the BBC feature.

A book about Bickington, The Book of Bickington, was published in 2000.[2]

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