Historic Market Towns in Devon

Axminster, Devon

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

Bovey Tracey, Devon

The pretty town of Bovey Tracey borders with the beautiful landscape of Dartmoor...

Chagford, Devon

With haunting scenery, quaint cottages, pretty streets and alleyways Chagford has something for everyone...

Chudleigh, Devon

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Crediton, Devon

Always a beautiful place, Crediton must have been awesome in the year AD674 when legend tells us that St. Boniface was born here as plain Winfrith...

Newton Abbot, Devon

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South Molton, Devon

Early evidence suggests that there was once a Saxon colony here but it is as an ancient sheep and cattle market town that South Molton has been documented since the 12th-century..

Tavistock, Devon

This pleasant market town plays host to what is possibly Devon's most entertaining annual fair, the Goose Fair, normally celebrated in the second week of October. Interest in.....

Teignmouth, Devon

Teignmouth is a lively seaside town with a busy working harbour that is an endless source of fascination and pleasure...