Cheriton Fitzpaine

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Cheriton Fitzpaine
Cheriton Fitzpaine shown within Devon
OS grid reference	SS867061
District	Mid Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Crediton
Postcode district	EX17 4
Dialling code	01363 866
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
European Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Tiverton and Honiton
List of places: UK • England • Devon

Coordinates: 50°50′38″N 3°36′36″W / 50.8438, -3.61006

Cheriton Fitzpaine is a Red Devon village, a couple of miles off the main Crediton to Tiverton road. It has many fifteenth-century houses, including the longest thatched house in England (The Primary School). The Church of St Matthew (Church of England) is a Gothic style church. There is also a Methodist Church in the village. The Almshouses date from 1594.

The village also has two pubs, The Half Moon and The Ring of Bells; a Drama Group; a Football Club and a Cricket Club.

[edit] World Record Holders

The Cricket Club held the world record for the world's longest cricket marathon. Previously 26 hours and 13 minutes and held by a French team, the record was broken by over an hour on 24 and 25 June 2006. It now stands at 27 hours and 34 minutes, this was ratified by Guinness World Records on the 19 September 2006.