Bishopsteignton

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Bishopsteignton (IPA: [ˈbɪʃʊpˌsteɪntən]) is a village located in South Devon, England. Situated between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth, close to the River Teign Estuary, it is about two miles from the beach. The village is on a steep hill, with a small pharmacy and post office on the high street about half way up. It has three churches, one Catholic, one Methodist and one Anglican - St John The Baptist, which boasts an excellent Norman doorway which survived Victorian restoration. The village has several pubs; The Ring of Bells, The Cockhaven Manor and the Bishop John De Grandisson, named after the 14th century Bishop who enlarged the Bishop's Palace which gave the village its name, of which only ruins survive (locally called Old Walls).

There is a small beach on the estuary, where a few boats are moored - cross the main Teignmouth to Newton Abbot road at the end of Cockhaven Road, follow the footpath opposite over a wooden bridge across the railway, and go down some steep steps to find it. This ancient footpath leads to the point where villagers could ford the river at low tide to reach Coombe Cellars.

Bishopsteignton is also home to its own vineyard and the Red Rock Brewery.