Visit Bigbury Places

Welcome to Visit Bigbury Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Bigbury

  

Bigbury Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bigbury

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Bigbury history

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In 1086 the parish was recorded as Bicheberie in the ancient hundred of Alleriga. Bigbury parish became part of Ermington Hundred when it was partitioned. The church is partly early 14th century and partly as rebuilt by J. D. Sedding in 1872.

You can visit Bigbury places with Walkfo Bigbury to hear history at Bigbury’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bigbury has 17 places to visit in our interactive Bigbury map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Bigbury, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Bigbury places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bigbury & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 17 audio facts unique to Bigbury places in an interactive Bigbury map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Bigbury Places Map
17 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Bigbury historic spots	Bigbury tourist destinations	Bigbury plaques	Bigbury geographic features
Walkfo Bigbury tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Bigbury

  

Best Bigbury places to visit

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Bigbury has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Bigbury’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Bigbury’s information audio spots:

Burgh Island Hotel The Burgh Island Hotel is a hotel on Burgh island, Devon in England. It is located on the island of Burgh, which is located in the middle of Devon.

Burgh Island Burgh Island is a tidal island on the coast of South Devon in England. It is located near the small seaside village of Bigbury-on-Sea. There are several buildings on the island, the largest being the Art Deco Burgh Hotel.

South Efford Marsh South Efford Marsh is a nature reserve of the Devon Wildlife Trust. It is situated by the River Avon, about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south-west of Aveton Gifford in Devon.

Whympston Whympston, in the parish of Modbury in Devon, is a historic manor. In the 12th century it became the earliest English seat of the prominent Norman family of Fortescue.

Bigbury Bigbury is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 582, compared to 260 in 1901, and decreasing to 500 in 2011. The parish council meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm in Bigbury Memorial Hall (except August & January)

Ringmore Ringmore is a village and a civil parish located on the coast of Devon, England. The population taken at the 2011 census was 208.

Kingston, Devon Kingston is a small scattered village in the South Hams, Devon. It is three miles south west of Modbury, and about a mile from the mouth of the River Erme at Wonwell. In 2001 the population of the parish was 399, reducing to 387 at the 2011 census.

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