Chardstock
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Coordinates: 50°50′09″N 2°58′50″W / 50.835796°N 2.980691°W
| Chardstock | |
 Chardstock Church |
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  Chardstock Chardstock shown within Devon | |
| OS grid reference | ST309045 |
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| Shire county | Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | EX13 |
| Dialling code | 01460 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | East Devon |
Chardstock is a village and civil parish located on the eastern border of Devon, England off the A358 road between Chard and Axminster.
The attractive village is surrounded by farmland and woodland and is within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village church dates from the 19th Century. It has the river Kit running through it and a post office and pub.
The collection of work by Artist Kenneth Butler Evans, cousin of poet William Butler Yeats, is based in the village at the home of his widow, sculptor Ann Ford.
The parish also contains the hamlets of Bewley Down, Birchill, Burridge, Holy City and Tytherleigh.
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