Colyford

Colyford is a village in East Devon, England situated midway between Lyme Regis and Sidmouth on the A3052 road. To the north it borders the town of Colyton and lies within its civil parish boundaries.[1]

Colyford
Colyford
Location within Devon
OS grid referenceSY249924
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOLYTON
Postcode districtEX24
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

Features

Colyford is served by St Michael's Church. There are also a post office, a butcher and two pubs.

Colyton Grammar School dates from 1546[2] and made headlines in recent years as the first school to 'opt out' of local authority control and gain grant-maintained status and for achieving very high rankings in national examination league tables.[3]

Colyford is home to a petrol filling station built in 1927–8. Although it no longer sells fuel, the filling station still displays 1950's petrol pumps.


Transport

Tram
The tram stop at Colyford, with the level crossing beyond

Seaton Tramway runs over part of the former Seaton Branch line between Seaton, Colyford and Colyton. The branch closed in 1966, and tram services from Colyford commenced in 1971. Journey times from Colyford station are 13 minutes to Seaton and 9 minutes to Colyton. The Tramway operates a daily service from Easter to the end of October and a more limited service outside of this period.

Bus

Colyford is served by AVMT Buses' service 885 that runs between Beer & Axminster via Seaton & Colyton.

Village life

Colyford was formerly an Ancient Borough of long-standing and still elects a Mayor.

There is a strong sense of community within the village [4] and the social scene is centred on the Memorial Hall. Much village effort is put into the annual Michaelmas Goose Fayre, held on Springfields on the south side of the village.

References
  1. "Colyford Village website". Colyford Village. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. "Colyton Grammar School Website". Colyton Grammar. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. "Colyton 99% GCSE pass rate". GetBucks. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. "Colyford Village". Seaton Museum. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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