Spreyton
Sign in to saveSpreyton is a small rural village just north of Dartmoor in Devon, England. Spreyton is famous for its connection to the tale of “Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all”. The character Cobley came from and is thought to be buried in Spreyton. Some believe that, if Uncle Tom Cobley did exist and did travel to Widecombe fair, he would have travelled from Spreyton.
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Place details
- Locality
- West Devon
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Spreyton
- UK place.population
- 380
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.shire_district
- West Devon
- UK place.shire_county
- Devon
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.post_town
- Crediton
- UK place.postcode_district
- EX17
- UK place.postcode_area
- EX
- UK place.dial_code
- 01647
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SX6996
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Central Devon
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Devon
- Population
- +380
- Image
- Spreyton, by the Post Office - geograph.org.uk - 199095.jpg
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Spreyton is a small rural village just north of Dartmoor in Devon, England. Spreyton is famous for its connection to the tale of “Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all”. The character Cobley came from and is thought to be buried in Spreyton. Some believe that, if Uncle Tom Cobley did exist and did travel to Widecombe fair, he would have travelled from Spreyton.
Spreyton was mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086) as ""Spreitone" in the ancient hundred of Wonford and in 1236 as "Sprotton". The first element of the name is the Anglo-Saxon word from which "spray" is derived, "spray" meaning "twig" or "brushwood".