Bickleigh, Mid Devon
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Bickleigh is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, about four miles south of Tiverton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 239.
It is also the location of one of the biggest vineyards in the South West of England, Yearlstone — with a state of the art winery, winebar and cafe. Yearlstone is now 3.5 hectares, and hosts Devon Wine Week in the last week in May each year, a celebration of local food culture.
Bickleigh Castle, the village Manor house formerly known as Bickleigh Court, has a Norman chapel and baptismal font.
The church is 14th century, and has carved bench-ends depicting scenes of mediaeval life.
Farmer Nick Lees and his family have constructed several maize mazes in a field near the village. The subjects include Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee, the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the bicentenary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and 100th anniversary of the Scouting movement.
