Aylesbeare
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Aylesbeare is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, east of Exeter. According to the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the hamlet of Nutwalls, had a population of 527. Known for the Site of Special Scientific Interest on Aylesbeare Common that is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Aylesbeare was in the news during 1978 as the scene of the unresolved disappearance of the schoolgirl Genette Tate.
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Place details
- Locality
- East Devon
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 583
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Aylesbeare
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village and civil parish
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Crossways House at Aylesbeare - geograph.org.uk - 964778.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 220
- Settlement.image_caption
- Crossways Cottage at Aylesbeare
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- England
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Devon
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- East Devon
- Settlement.unit_pref
- UK
- Settlement.area_total_acre
- 2948
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2001
- Settlement.population_total
- 527
- Settlement.population_density_sq_mi
- auto
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- East Devon
- Population
- 527
- Area
- 1164.03
- Image
- Crossways House at Aylesbeare - geograph.org.uk - 964778.jpg
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- Commons category
- Aylesbeare
- OS grid reference
- SY0363592136
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Aylesbeare is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, east of Exeter. According to the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the hamlet of Nutwalls, had a population of 527. Known for the Site of Special Scientific Interest on Aylesbeare Common that is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Aylesbeare was in the news during 1978 as the scene of the unresolved disappearance of the schoolgirl Genette Tate.
Aylesbeare is on the northern side of the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths. Locally known as Woodbury Common, the heathlands are made up of eight parish commons, including Aylesbeare Common.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aylesbeare” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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