Kennford

Kennford
Kennford
	Shops in Kennford
	Kennford Location within Devon
OS grid reference	SX9186
• London	159 miles (256 km)
Civil parish	Kenn;
District	Teignbridge;
Shire county	Devon;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EXETER
Postcode district	EX6
Dialling code	01392
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Central Devon;
	List of places UK England Devon 50°39′43″N 3°32′17″W / 50.662°N 3.538°W

Kennford is a village situated in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England.^[1] Kennford is four miles (6 km) to the south of Exeter in the civil parish of Kenn;^[2] it is situated in one of the country's main tourist areas.

The village became prominent in the 1970s as the location of a new service station on the A38 Devon Expressway between Exeter and Plymouth, near the southern terminus of the then new M5 motorway. This service area is a popular stopping place for tourists on their way to South Devon and Cornwall.

Close to the village is a caravan and camping park.

The entertainer, Danny la Rue, was largely brought up in Kennford (from the age of 6).

References

^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 192 Exeter & Sidmouth (Exmouth & Teignmouth) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 978-0-319-23139-5.
^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

External links

Media related to Kennford at Wikimedia Commons

[OS192-1] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 192 Exeter & Sidmouth (Exmouth & Teignmouth) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 978-0-319-23139-5.

[OSelec-2] "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

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