Coryton, Devon
| Coryton | |
|---|---|
 St Andrew's church, Coryton | |
  Coryton Location within Devon | |
| OS grid reference | SX456835 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OKEHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | EX20 |
| Dialling code | 01822 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Coryton is a hamlet and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England, to the north west of Tavistock.
Coryton is in the valley of the River Lyd. It has a church and a former mill. There was formerly a railway station on the Launceston and South Devon Railway (later part of the GWR), closed in 1962.
Coryton House is a former rectory built in 1836. It is a Grade II listed building.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coryton House". Historic England. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Listed building 1104805
Notable residents
[edit]- Sir Kenneth Grange, industrial designer, and his wife lived near Coryton in a barn conversion designed by Grange himself.[1]
External links
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- ^ MacCarthy, Fiona (26 July 2024). "Sir Kenneth Grange obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2024.