Alfington

Not to be confused with Alphington, Devon.
Alfington

The Alfington Inn
Alfington
 Alfington shown within Devon
OS grid referenceSY1198
DistrictEast Devon
Shire countyDevon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
List of places
UK
England
Devon

Coordinates: 50°46′N 3°16′W / 50.77°N 03.26°W / 50.77; -03.26

Alfington is a small village in East Devon, on the River Otter. It is 2 miles (3 km) north-east of Ottery St Mary.

The church of St James (Church of England) was built of brick in the Early English style in 1849-52 to designs by the architect William Butterfield.[1]

References

  1. Pevsner, N. (1952) South Devon, Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 37

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