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a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

About Membury

The village of Membury sits within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just to the north east of the historic Beckford Bridge, which crosses the River Yarty and is the oldest packhorse bridge in East Devon.

In Membury you can find a fine 13th century church with its monument to Sir Shilston Calmady, who was killed in a skirmish near the village in February 1646.

Thomas Wakley who was the founding editor of the medical journal, was born in Membury in 1795.

Membury is just 4 miles north west of the historic market town of Axminster, and 7 miles west of Chard.

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Church at Axminster, Devon

Axminster (43 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction SE of Membury)

Famous for its carpets often likened to Turkish, Axminster was one of the first West Saxon settlements formed along the River Axe in Devon...

Fishing in the river Axe at Axmouth, Devon

Axmouth (16 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction S of Membury)

This quiet resort of colourwashed cottages sitting at the edge of the River Axe was once an important south Devon port...

A view of Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis (276 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SE of Membury)

Almost the first thing you notice about this pleasant seaside resort, is the spaciousness of the town. The second, and nothing can prepare you for this, is the sheer scale of Lyme Bay with its splendid views towards the rugged sandstone cliffs west of Eype Mouth...

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Charmouth (102 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction SE of Membury)

This pretty resort grew up in a gap of cliffs overlooking picturesque Lyme Bay. In the days prior to the motor car it was a fashionable coaching stop. One illustrious visitor of.....

Seaton

Seaton (312 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Devon

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction S of Membury)

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Loughwood Meeting House, Dalwood, Near Axminster, Devon. Owned by the National Trust

Loughwood Meeting House (13 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction SW)

17th-century thatched Baptist meeting house, constructed approx 1653...

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Forde Abbey (12 Pictures)

(5.4 miles, 8.8 km, direction E)

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Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium (1 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction SE)

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Blackberry Camp. - Iron age settlement near - Beer. Devon

Blackbury Camp (18 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)

Blackbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated in Southleigh, Devon, England. The hillfort was built during the 4th century and.....

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Pecorama (20 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction S)

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(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NW)

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Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction NE)

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