Kennford

Village in Devon, England

Human settlement in England

Kenn

District

Teignbridge

Shire county

Devon

Region

South West

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townEXETERPostcode districtEX6Dialling code01392Police Devon and Cornwall Fire Devon and Somerset Ambulance South Western UK Parliament

Central Devon

List of places: UK; England; Devon

50°39′43″N 3°32′17″W / 50.662°N 3.538°W / 50.662; -3.538

Kennford is a village situated in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England.^[1] Kennford is four miles (6 km) to the south of Exeter in the civil parish of Kenn;^[2] it is situated in one of the country's main tourist areas.

The village became prominent in the 1970s as the location of a new service station on the A38 Devon Expressway between Exeter and Plymouth, near the southern terminus of the then new M5 motorway. This service area is a popular stopping place for tourists on their way to South Devon and Cornwall.

Close to the village is a caravan and camping park.

The entertainer, Danny la Rue, was largely brought up in Kennford (from the age of 6).

References

^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 192 Exeter & Sidmouth (Exmouth & Teignmouth) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 978-0-319-23139-5.
^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.