Visit Crediton Places

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

  

Crediton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Crediton

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Crediton history

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First indication of settlement at Crediton is the claim that Winfrith or Saint Boniface was born here in c. 672. In 909 a see was established here with Edwulf as the first bishop. Nine more bishops ruled here until 1050, when Leofric obtained papal permission from Pope Leo IX to transfer the seat to Exeter. Crediton has been the seat of a suffragan bishopric in the Diocese of Exeter since 1897.

Crediton landmarks

Downes was the birthplace of Sir Redvers Buller whose family were lords of Crediton. The northwest side of the town had a great wall built in 1276 and it is still partly remaining today.

Crediton geography / climate

Climate

Crediton has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) Crediton is located on Crediton Island. Crediton was founded in the 1970s.

You can visit Crediton places with Walkfo Crediton to hear history at Crediton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Crediton has 10 places to visit in our interactive Crediton 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 Crediton, 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 Crediton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Crediton & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 10 audio facts unique to Crediton places in an interactive Crediton map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Crediton Places Map
10 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Crediton places to visit

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

Creedy, Sandford Creedy is an historic estate in the parish of Sandford, near Crediton in Devon. It is named from its location on the west side of the River Creedy. It was the seat of the Davie family (created Davie baronets in 1641) from about 1600 until the late 20th century.

Crediton United A.F.C. Crediton United Association Football Club is a football club based in Crediton, Devon. They are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division East and play at Lords Meadow.

Downes, Crediton Downes House is situated about one mile east of Crediton in Devon. The 18th-century Palladian re-modelling of an earlier house was classed Grade II* listed on 20 May 1985. Nearby is the site of a Roman villa, revealed by crop-marks as a rectangular enclosure containing a winged-corridor structure.

Little Fulford Little Fulford was an historic estate in the parishes of Shobrooke and Crediton, Devon. It briefly share ownership before 1700 with Great Fulford, in Dunsford, about 9 miles (14 km) to the south-west. The Elizabethan mansion house originally called Fulford House was first built by Sir William Peryam (1534-1604), a judge and Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. It acquired the diminutive epithet “Little” in about 1700 to distinguish it from Fulford.

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