Yeoford () is a village near the town of

Crediton Crediton is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. It stands on the A377 road, A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, Devon, Tiverton, north w ...

Devon Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...

, England. It is served by

Yeoford railway station Yeoford railway station is a rural station serving the village of Yeoford in Devon, England. It is on the Tarka Line to , from at milepost 183 from . History The station was opened by the North Devon Railway in July 1857. On 1 November 18 ...

on the

Exeter Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter w ...

Barnstaple Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool from ...

railway line, otherwise known as the

Tarka Line The Tarka Line, also known as the North Devon Line, is a local railway line in Devon, England, linking the city of Exeter with the town of Barnstaple via a number of local villages, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR). The line opened in 18 ...

Primary school

Yeoford Community Primary School was opened in 1878. The school has four mixed-age classes at present. In January 2012 it formed The Woodleigh Federation with Tedburn St Mary and Cheriton Bishop Primary schools. The aim was to ensure the long term viability of these relatively small rural village schools along with improving inter school links for the benefit of all the pupils.

Local authority

Yeoford is located within Mid Devon local authority area. Historically, it formed part of Crediton Hundred. It falls within Crediton/Sandford Deanery for ecclesiastical purposes.

References

External links

* http://www.yeoford.devon.sch.uk/ Villages in Devon {{Devon-geo-stub